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A woman I had a brief relationship with sent me papers from her lawyer that ask me to sign away my parental rights. The woman is on County Aide so I called the social worker who also told me that the woman wants my rights terminated. DNA was done and 11 markers matched mine so I believe this is my child. I have no relationship with this child. Can I just sign a paper and I am done? No child support and no legal responsibilities? That is what would be best for everyone. I am currently paying $732.00/month. I live in CA and she lives in Nevada. The social worker told me I can and should, but I don't trust her or the mother's lawyer and I don't want to sign away my rights and still pay $732.00/month for 17 years on a child I will never see. Thank you.

Answer:

Allow me to preface my answer to your question with the disclaimer that I am not licensed to practice law in the state of Nevada and California. Generally even after you sign away your rights you can still be ordered to pay child support, at least in the jurisdictions I practice in. You need to be sure that the form you sign also addresses child support and your permanant relief from the obligation. It may be worth a quick consultation with an attorney licensed in Nevada to be certain.

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Why is it like this?
written by Charell Williams, July 27, 2009
To the father who is in California and mother in Nevada. I have the same situation. I live in NV and my sons mother lives in California. I have been trying to be there for my son as a father, however, the mother makes every possible attempt to keep me from seeing him. I initiated the whole legal/court process and was awarded 4-6 hours for visitation on weekends. I can't afford to drive to los angeles every weekend, pay for a hotel, and only see my son about 3 hours on sat and sunday. Also, I found out my sons mother has a drug past, been arrested for cocaine possession, along with other things. I have no criminal record, and I grew up without a father in South Central Los Angeles. I suggested to my sons mother to have a birthday party at a kids science museum with his friends and parents, guess what she told me, she said my son has a father and I was just sperm. So, I am looking to sign over my rights cause this woman is trying to really get me to get in touch with my dark side, but I refuse. I have seen the result of people being so engulfed in rage, justifiable rage, that they do something that ruins their life and I refuse to let that happen to me. Therefore, I think this would be the best option. I wrote a letter to my son for his mom to read to him a few days ago, and she told me to phuck off. The courts are not fair to men, and again, I initiated this process. I wasn't running or avoiding the situation. No one in my family has ever met my son and he will be 2 years old on 8-9. So, this is my last attempt to ask for help. I have prayed and I have stayed positive. However, I will not let someone use a tool to control me, no matter what it is. In this case a woman is using my son against me. So, if anyone knows of any organization that helps fathers with parental rights, please let me know. I have spent all the money I saved, and still had to borrow to go through the legal process and at the end they give me a few hours and pay 799 in monthly payments to someone who is evil and was a former prostitute, and also keeping a father from their son. And she is not a legal US resident. This led to us breaking up, and no matter the history of my sons mother, he is still my son. And I am still his father. Her name is Cecilia Canu aka Cecile Canu and she lives in Los Angeles, and she is keeping me from being a father to my son. Since he was born, I have only been allowed to see him 5 times.

Charell Williams.

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