Legal Question in Family Law in Idaho

Father seeks divorse wife wants him to give up child rights

Son wants divorse using one of the divorse kits Neither have much money Been living apart for over a year Son is military in Idaho She lives with mother in Ohio They are not legally seperated Household has already been split He pays her child support according to what she gets for her other daughter She wants him to give up his rights as a father and for us to give up grandparent rights If he does this, now to obtain the divorse can he later file to reinstate his rights as a father when he gets out of the military?


Asked on 5/14/98, 10:33 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Schiff Self employed

Mother wants father to terminate rights

I am not sure I understand exactly what the mother is asking the father to do. Under Ohio law at least, a court of domestic relations cannot terminate anybody's rights. All that court can do is make one or the other party the custodial parent and the other parent the non-custodial parent with an obligation for support and right of visitation. There are some variations allowed, but the only factor that terminates the parent child relationship is an adoption or if a child placing agency is given permanent custody of a child for purposes of adoption. Find out specifically what the the mother is asking.

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Answered on 6/03/98, 9:23 am


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