do you think that my child can be taken away from me because of my lesbian relationship? I mean really, by law
487358
In very simple and clear words NO, repeated NO.
1184693
unfortunately, even if you had sole custody of your daughter, you may not be able to leave the state without a court order specifically stating that you have permission to do so...\n\nsad but true
932072
I would say this girl has no respect for parental boundaries.  I would speak to my son and let him know this type of behavior is unacceptable in your house and that if this young lady, and I put that loosely, is going to be over again she better mind her tongue. I would want other parents to tell me if my child was disrespectful in their home. Even at 17.  She isn't going to make it very far in life with this personality.  If it happened again I would directly show my disapproval to the girl, and ask her to leave.
176558
Talk to a lawyer NOW about this.But please, by all means, unless the child is in danger, please do not try to keep the child from the mother. She's in re-hab for 2 reasons. She screwed up, and is trying to fix her problem. it takes courage to stay there, if not a court order!! Give her the chance to be a good mom. if you take a baby away from a mom, there is all to often hopelessness, and the feeling that there is no reason to better yourself. A child can make you want to better yourself.\nLike I said, talk with a lawyer about your options. This is your baby, too. \nYou want to do something good for your baby!! Try sticking it out with the mom.
614882
There is a lot involved with surrendering your parental rights.  You can do so to your spouse in the event of a divorce, however this would not exempt anyone from child support it just means that you can't have custody or make parental decisions for the child.  I hope you reconsider, however you will need an attorney if you decide to move forward with this act.
500619
You have a lot of good adice there young lady.  Try going to the police and they should be able to tell you of organizations that can help you.  Above all please carry the baby to term.  Thia is from a male.  A real man would never abandon you in a case like this.
1050605
Let's use that comparison of parent to child a bit more.  I agree, I would never banish my child for any reason ... but what if my child walked away from me?  What if they packed their bags and walked out, giving me the finger and saying they wanted nothing more to do with me?\n\nI'd wait, of course.  Wait for my child to come back to me, as the prodigal son story goes.  I'd be so happy when she (I have daughters) came back, I'd have a feast too!  But, what if she never came back?\n\nKnowing my own nature, I'd go after her, find her and beg her to return.  But what if she just walked away and said I didn't exist?\n\nSo I ask YOU ... what do you expect of God?  You forget your own culpability in this, you walked away from Him, He didn't walk away from you.  Are you refusing your entire life to have a thing to do with Him, hoping that at the last second of your life you can confess sin and He'll let ya in?  Good luck with that.\n\nOh, and btw, no matter how much you screw up, if you love God, He'll forgive you.
643257
Yes, of course your right...Umm since when does a snooty nosed 15 year old girl get off giving adults orders, especially to you whom she has absolutly no connection with. And because she is only a minor, there is no court on this planet that would even consider giving her any custody rights whatsoever as she has no connection with you or your child. Hell, your ex is also in the sh#t for mandatory rape, if he's going out with this girl and doing the business with her. If I were you, I would move away from all of them to give you at least a mental rest, they all sound like hicks and do you really want your child growing up around people like that. If she continues to do this, I think you need to ring the police yourself and tell them about the situation between this girl and your ex, or ring up a mental health team to come out and get her, she sounds pretty bonkers.
525773
I am sorry to hear about your situation. I was in a similar situation 7 years ago but her father was actually convicted of molesting a young girl in town and he was sent to jail so i have sole custody of her. But I do know from working with troubled kids that there are supervised visits you can ask for where the visits are in a safe location with a member of social services or another agency like that present during the visit. It may be an option for you to look into and i hope everything works out.
250901
No. Legally, you are responsible for him/her. Your only real course of actions would be to try and get relief of custody from the state.
635120
Unless she is seriously a bad mother and you can prove it.  You are probably not going to do well with this.  The only way I could see this working would be to take the kid and leave the country.  It's a bit drastic, but otherwise you'll just have to accept that the boy will live with his mother, probably as he should.  You can visit and try to stay connected, while you pay child support.
1027723
As horrible as your situation is you can't.  Legally only she can decide as to whether or not to have an abortion.  However if you have not already done so you can threaten to turn her into the police if she had sex with your son before he was 18 if she refuses to have the abortion.  You could and should also probably get child protective services involved to protect the new baby if she opts out of having an abortion.  I'd think at the very least they'd remove custody of the child from her.
906406
Unfortunately we can't control family....not the ones we are born into and certainly not the ones we marry into and with that said as long as you are making every effort to have a peaceful existance the rest is on her.  Mothers love their sons and do some strange things in the name of that love.  Despite her reasons if you and that boy are happy forget about her.  I am curious to know how he responds to her disrespecting you and your child?
109845
You should go away because her kids are not going to.If you cant accept her kids it will not work!!
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.
401029
Yes.  Speak to a family law attorney.
397099
No mother who loves her child deserves to have her child taken from her  Would you want some one take your child from you?  Obviously you have no children other wise you wouldnt make ?'s like this.