How come a woman can take a man's child from him any time she chooses?
962564
not only that .. she can pretty much just decide shes bored with the marriage and take off with the kid .. force u to sell ur house .. and move in with joe-shmoe whos ten times richer than you while forcing you to pay her ... the laws need to be changed ... no way should a parent be able to just throw in the towel on a whim and leave with the kids ... if they want to leave without a judgement that the spouse their leaving is dangerous, an adulterer, or mental ... then they should leave empty handed period ...
598516
I believe the laws vary in different states.  I do recall reading about a 'would be" dad who fought the abortion his girlfriend was going to have and recall reading about another case where the "would be dad" fought the adoption the mother had planned immediately after birth.  In this case, the father won.  He had not been informed about the pregnancy at all.
464734
laws very from state to state. i don't think you can collect support after the child was adopted because the father would have to give up his rights. when he did that he relieves his self of past payments due. most men give up there rights as a father to keep from paying child support. but i would check w/ a lawyer to be on the safe side.
1175714
Unlike what the previous person said, the logics are not opposite - in the case of pregancy (except in cases of rape), the woman made the choice to have sex (ie her body is her own).  I don't know who wasn't paying attention in health class, but pregnancy is a natural consequence of sex.\n\nAs such, women who are not old enough, responsible enough, or financially able to support a child should not be having sex.\n\nThis holds true for men as well, by the way...\n\nFurthermore, suppose a man and woman have sex and the woman becomes pregnant.  She can choose to have an abortion, even if the man wants to be a father, or she can choose to have the child, in which case the man is financially responsible for her child, even if he wanted her to have an abortion.  He has no say whatsoever in the fate of his child under our current system, and that's wrong.
294964
You can try to get a restraining order preventing her from taking the child to step dad.
663176
Why on earth should what your Ex Wife does with her life affect what you provide for your child??Her remarrying does not change that you are that child's Father.
425269
That is abuse. Emotional (not respecting that persons rights, such as to choose whom he/she has physcial intimate contact with), mental (not respecting that persons individual rights to have control over his/her environment) and physical (being pushed around and forced against your will and being hurt).\n\n\nIt may or may not affect his future depending on how this child deals with life and the choices this child makes.\n\nNo this does not happen to anyone.
811032
Most abortions occur at 6 weeks, where the embryo doesn't have brainwaves or cerebral cortex. It basically looks like a salamander. This is not a baby. However, if the woman completes the pregnancy, a child is born with all the complete developments and cerebral cortex. That is a child. It would cause irreversible psychological damage to the child if his/her dad doesn't want to see them. It will screw them up for life. You're pro-life, will you support a man's option for the woman to have an abortion? He can't force her. Your reasoning contradicts your beliefs in abortion.
1128469
Usually that happens with his consent.  See if he's willing to sign over his rights.  You also must be married for at least a year, and you're spouse must be willing to adopt the child.
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!
1108601
Yes to the second part of your question. I KNOW it's the woman's body, but it's the mans' child too(as men are always being reminded once the child is born)... it should be a legal matter to some extent (and I'm a woman) but I'm not sure it should always lead to prevention.\n\nAs to the first part, I like your thinking and it's got me thinking too. I think not, because the child is the innocent party so therefore the one that would suffer. To me, it seems like an easy get out for a man and not taking responsibility. Wonder what you think.\n\nBTW SO disagree with the statement before me.
860529
In my opinion it sounds like a good law. Its may be the womans body, but its the mans sperm. If the father wants to take care of his daughter/son then he should be able to. The woman and man created the baby, not just the woman.
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.
974484
Because he wants an independent person to make the determination.\n\nI'm casting no judgments on your or him, but the facts are anyone can say their former spouse is abusive and anyone can say they are a fit parent.\n\nThe guardian ad litum is responsible for looking out for the best interests of the child, and is not on the side of either parent.
1106032
Yes but after a certain length of time(I think its different for all states)he can get a divorce without your consent.
854344
I say good for Florida. Women shouldn't be allowed to just pick a guy and make him pay child support. If she doesn't know who the father is another man should not be punished for the fact that she sleeps around. \n\nAlso why should a man be responsible for another man's child? \n\nChild advocates really need to step into reality. The law is not in the best interest of mothers or children, that is just ridiculous. Men and women who are the non custodial parents really get stiffed in these rights. It is about time that the child support system catches up. \n\nWomen like these disgust me. They dupe decent men into paying for children that are not there's because they are trying to do a good thing. They are the reason why man men don't want to claim a child when a women comes up and says this is you child. \n\nI support it whole heartedly. I don't think a man who is not the biological father should have to be responsible financially for a child that is not there own.
422791
Because there are not equal rights for men and women when it comes to the child THEY made together.  Yeah its a bunch of BS.  They get to choose because its their body. Apparently women have no personal responsibility for there actions in making a child they can kill it, keep it, or sell it depending on how they feel.  But men have to pay regardless of his intentions or wishes.