Parental Rights were signed away when I was 9?
My bio father was never around until it was time to sign me away from him. Nine years later. Am I entiteled to anything from him?
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Nope. Legally he is in no way responsible to you or for you.
You’ve never been entitled to anything from him. Your mother was entitled to child support until your bio signed away his parental rights – but that was her entitlement, not yours. (Meant to help her raise you, but not to be handed directly to you)
But no – when he terminated his parental rights, he also terminated his responsibilities. Legally, he’s just some dude on the street.
No, a lot of dead beat dads get relieved of child support by signing away responsiblility.
Probably not. If he terminated his parental rights, he no longer has parental obligations to you either.
In some jurisdictions your family would be able to sue for retroactive child support from before he terminated his rights, but a state allowing those claims (as opposed to assuming child support issues settled when rights are terminated) and a court willing to hear the case would be rare. And once he terminated his rights, he no longer has any responsibility to support or provide.
I would not count on getting anything from your dad if I were you. He might agree to contact with you if that’s what you want, but I doubt he would still be on the hook for any financial obligation to you.
Dear Katie,
I assume you are asking about inheritance rights.
As other posters have already said, if he did sign a relinquishment of parental rights & responsibilities, then legally the two of you are considered to be strangers and you are not entitled to anything from him.
HOWEVER:
IF he chooses/chose to still include you in his will with a specific clause indicating that you are to inherit from his estate, then YES, you ARE entitled.
Do you know the conditions under which he signed away his rights?
While it is true that SOME fathers simply shirk the responsibility of parenthood by signing off on rights, there are also some who are coerced, forced, blackmailed, pressured, convinced, etc. to do so even though they do not truly wish to. I would not necessarily brand him as a “deadbeat” unless/until you know his side of the story and can decide for yourself.
Best of luck to you! (From one Katie D. to another!)
In some states the adopted child retains inheritance rights—otherwise no.
No you don’t have any claim.
Are you sure he signed away his rights? In Missouri, if a mother can prevent the father from seeing the child for six months, than the child can be adopted without the knowledge and signature of the father.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlNvhSgOXHpZdX9XObi_zIPsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090215125106AAOZjwO