My now ex-girlfreind has moved back to Ohio, she is currently pregnant with our child, and has decided she is not ready to be a mother and so wishes to put the child up for adoption, I however do not wish this I would rather raise the child by my self then have it go to strangers. Can anyone tell me what legal rights I have and the proper course of action to ensure a favorable conclusion?
209019
Register with the Putative Father Registry in Ohio.  The form link is below.  I would also google "putative \nfather registry" to get more info as needed...   good luck!
438904
Was he the one who signed the birth certificate?  If so, they would need a paternity test to take the kid away from him... if he's on the birth certificate, it's his right to have the child... she can be proven to be an unfit mother and the kid could be taken from her.. so, I would suggest putting that child with the person who will best take care of her - blood-related or not.
145695
Check this out...\n\nhttp://www.lanwt.org/txaccess/PATERNITY.asp\n\nRead through it, but if you scroll about 3/4 of the way down, it answers your question "SHE SAYS IT IS NOT MY BABY AND SHE WON’T LET ME HAVE VISITATION. WHAT SHOULD I DO?"\n\nBasically, if you request a paternity test through the court, the mother must let one be done on the baby.
232207
I have been in almost the same situation. my bf got his ex gf pregnant while we were on a short break. I went back to him and now the child is almost 3. The ex is CRAZY, wont leave us alone. We have to pay 127 a WEEK in child support, which we cant afford and havent been able to pay the whole 127 a week so my now husband will be going to jail fairly soon. To make matters worse the ex had another son 6 months ago, 10 days before my daughter was born. and is now claiming it is my husbands. SO all I can say IS LEAVE HIM. It will never end. You will be alot more happier without him. ' YOU DONT WANT DRAMA WITH HIS BABIES MAMA'.
377672
Sorry, you can't just give a baby to someone, there are legal processes that have to be observed in any adoption.  You need to talk to a social worker about what the laws are for giving a child up for adoption in the state where the baby is born.
475681
Get ahold of a lawyer who does adoptions. He will write up a petition for adoption and run it in the local newspaper in the town where you last knew that your ex lived (if you don't know where he is at now...then just have them run it in your local newspaper). It has to run for 4 weeks (regardless as to whether it is a daily or weekly paper) and if he doesn't respond to it to contest it, then the lawyer will get a date set on the courts docket and you will go to court and the judge will grant the adoption by default. New birth certificates will be made up and they will replace the original ones, although they will staple it over the original at the state capital Vital Statistics. You will receive the new Birth certificates with you and new hubby's names as birth parents and the kids will have his last name as if they were born that way.\nCongratulations and Good Luck!!!!
391702
I am adopted, possibly from a rape.  I agree that it violates the mom's rights, and could torment the child from this sort of situation.  I am grateful she gave me up to a family that does love me. I am sorry for what she went through, and once I found out about it, I stopped any further searching for other family.  There are families out there who want children and cannot have them.  Adoption is a great answer, not abortion.  Sorry, my opinion.  I  am glad I was not sucked down a sink!
194035
Alway's think of the child first.It look's like your ex-gf is going to make your life a living he** anyway.If you really want to be in your child's life,take your ex to court,and get visitation right's after the birth.Sometimes,but not always it help's to know wheither her parent's are on your side somewhat(IT MIGHT HELP YOU).I've been through this kind of crap before myself.Good luck to you.
218270
I think you are stuck.  Your rights as a mother are no stronger than his rights as a father.  You both have rights as parents, and that means that neither of you can pick up the child and move out of state without the permission of the other.  Would you like it if he decided to move to California with your son but not you?
594297
Looks like you're afraid of him having rights to raise this child should you die. If you don't want him to have rights to is child, you'll need to get him to sign a legal document signing his rights away.\nOf course if he does sign his rights away he won't be liable for child support.\nCheck with your local social services office & ask them... "If he signs away his rights to this child will /can the back child support still be collected?"...\nYes, do bring him forth & establish paternity.
518707
No.  He has no rights here in the U.S. either...Of course, if she is pregnant, the sensible thing for her to do would be discuss it with him and let him at least air his views on the whole abortion issue.  \n\nIt sounds like she isn't being entirely truthful about the whole thing though..and the question really should be..is she pregnant at all?  Sometimes women make up stuff like that for attention...it might be because it isn't his..and another reason could be that she plain doesn't want to bear a child right now..and that is her legal right.  If she was having an abortion, and it was his, she probably would have asked him to share the cost..abortions are expensive and are not generally covered by medical insurance.\n\nI would venture a guess that she isn't even pregnant...
80963
The problem is that it's not the baby's fault if its mother lied, or its father was gullible, or whatever.  Child support rights belong to the child, and the mother in this case never had the authority to waive them or bargain them away. Support of children is pretty much an absolute duty of parents; prospective parents have to factor that in before deciding what to do or believe.
321965
You are not allowed to make this decision. The decision to terminate parental rights either must come from your ex-wife, or a court. She can decide to sign over custody, etc, to you, but it is unlikely she would be willing to do so. Or you could retain a lawyer to represent you in a court, and attempt to make a case to a judge against her.
348466
It sounds like you have a case of Kidnapping in your hands. You did not mention any kind of court order sigend by a judge, allowing him to have visitation rights or anything else for that matter. Mothers have a bit more rights than a father (at least here in TX) because the mother bears the child and gives birth.\nSince he is not in the brith certificate, even thought he is the biological father of the child, he in a sense has no parental rights to the child unless it has been stablished by the courts, which in this case you have fail to disclose such information.\nShame on you for letting your son go, knowing the lifestyle your ex has.\nYour best bet at this point is talk to your ex and DEMAND that your child be rturned to you or you WILL file a police report with the local authorities.\n\nbest of luck
58633
I don't know every state law but, I know that in most states, if the mother/father can prove that she has a home, stable income , and is competent enough to care for the child. She will be the first choice. If she isn't, family will be the next choice. You can pick a legal guardian but, any choice can be challanged in court.
331274
i think you need to ask her about adopt one child...hope she comes back to you,good luck.
48147
I think if he has been ordered to pay child support some type of parternity must have been established.  He can go to court and stop you from moving out of state.  I would contact an attorney and talk them about this.  Good luck!