Do both parents have to agree to one parent waiving parental rights?
153701
All I will say to this is....What a sorry excuse for a father!
201091
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.
268560
You need to speak with an attorney. Even if someone in here says they are one you still need to speak with one in person. They offer free consultations and can steer you in the right direction.I would say if the parental rights were given up then there probably isnt anything that can be done. But please speak with an attorney here.
702627
If you have joint custody, then all arrangements are supposed to be by consensus. You need to go back to court for an order to equalize access. "They" have no rights at all. Only you and the dad have such rights. If you are not, or not yet, divorced, then there is even less right to deprive you of access.\n\nIf you cannot afford an attorney there is a lot of free help available. The rights of the child are paramount; if the child is past the age of reason his or her views must be taken into account.\n\nAlways come across as reasonable, never hysterical. Let the other side be seen as unreasonable, self-contradictory, vindictive. If that is the case.
848613
If it's for a child then you have the normal rights of a parent, while it is in force.  Parental rights may also be shared between yourself and the the local authority.  There may be some restrictions about taking the child abroad, etc, but these will be noted on the Order.
97240
it depends on the state but where i live you have to turn the child over until the courts say that you don't have too. Make sure you write every encounter (seeing the other parent, phone calls etc.) down and keep track of how the kid is and take pictures
1042377
See an attorney. And the childrens father must give consent.
747375
I'm not a lawyer, so don't take this as the final word.  If the court has ordered a parenting plan and someone else interferes, I would think they could be issued a restraining order, or at least an official warning that they are interfering with a matter that the court has already decided.  Otherwise you might have rights by arguing that they are interfering with parental authority in the case of a minor child.
1182377
You will have to get the father to relinquish his parental rights.....then you will be able to proceed with the adoption.  With the right lawyer you might can get his right dissolved based on abandonment.  In any case check with your lawyer.
99312
He cannot "sign away his rights", because he has no rights in the situation; he only has a responsibility.  Specifically, he has a responsibility to support the child he fathered.  Whether he wants to have anything to do with the child is irrelevant.  Not to put to fine a point on it, but your fiance sounds like an a**hole.
1130032
You need to be more specific in your question. I don't think you can stop child support unless on or the other parent gives up all rights to the child.
718084
Why not see if you can get a free consultation with a lawyer or someone who can look over the papers and tell you what they mean.  It seems that if a parent didn't want visitation, they wouldn't be able to force it.  I mean, how would it be in the best interest of the child to send them to spend time with someone who wants nothing to do with them?  It wouldn't be doing the father or the child any good.  They shouldn't be concerned, especially if he is paying support and not causing any trouble with the girl and her mother.
480245
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?
1118905
Yes, if it's his baby.  They're married and although they may be separated, they're still legally bound.  The father has every right to demand that the baby be given his last name and if I were him, I would refuse to sign the birth certificate if anything else was put in.\n\nWhy assume the man left?  She didn't say that in her question.  She only said they were separated.  Maybe the mother is the one who left!
100894
Well it depends.....   if there is no court stuff going on and no one has been ordered temp custody or perm.custody then the father and mother have equal rights and he can go wherever he wants with the kids but if there is court stuff involved and the mother has temp custody or was awarded perm. custody due to a divorce or through the court then no the father cannot legaly take off with the kids.
113182
usually its both till one of you go and get custody. but in the meantime if one or the other leaves and takes the child with him/her nothing can be done if no custody is awarded because legally that person has the right. possession being 9/10 of the law
702857
Dad doesn’t have to compromise. He has every right to say NO.  You can go to court and ask for approval to move your child out of state.  You will have to convince a judge that it’s in your CHILD’s best interest to move and that it’s a significant enough reason to override Dad’s wishes.  How is you wanting to be closer to your boyfriend in your child’s best interest?  It’s not.  That’s in YOUR best interest.