Q: My sons fathers has went against court ordered visits since Jan.2016 How can he sign rights over or get a court date.
He was told by the judge to go to Parenting Place in Jan. 2016 and has not done that yet. He hasn't called, texted or anything since christmas 2015 and he hasn't seen the child since OCT 2015... He won't tell me his new address but he has mine. I have no number to contact him at and I've gave him mine (hasn't changed in about 2 1/2 to 3 years) about 4-5 times. We don't have a court date for visits. I need help on how to get a court date set up. I've been told by some people that I can't. Been told I have to pay $142 to file. Been told filling is free.
A:
You question is unclear about what you are trying to achieve. A parent can't just "sign over rights"- UNLESS
another person wants to adopt the child. If this were so, parents who wanted to avoid child support payments would simply sign away this obligation. The Courts won't allow this. If you are trying to terminate his rights so that an adoption can occur, then you need to consult an experienced adoption lawyer- this I snot something you can do yourself without a lawyer.
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