Q: Is there anything I can do If my sons father threatened twice that he’s going to sign over his parental rights?
We have been going through the courts since my son was 2 months old. We have had a parenting plan from May 5th 2019. He was given the first 3 weekends 1pm to 4pm both days and Wednesday’s 515-730. From May 2019-aug2019 he had seen him 18 of 30 visits. From September- December he seen him for 4 visits. He has not seen his son since Christmas Day. This is the 2nd time in less than a year that he has threatened to sign over his rights because he is not seeing his son. I have offered to meet him to change the parenting plan but he refuses. What can I do? Im not with anyone so having them adopt my son is out of the question.
A: Not sure what you mean by "sign over his rights." To who? If he has been determined to be the legal father then he doesn't get to just sign over his rights to the state. He is legally obligated to pay child support whether he sees his child or not. If you have a dispute about the parenting schedule then that can be changed if it is in the best interests of the child. Mediation is the smartest route to try to resolve things.
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