Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

Parental Rights

Can a father sign over his parental rights before his child is born--name removed--If so, how would one go about doing so?


Asked on 7/13/09, 4:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Steele Steele Law Firm

Re: Parental Rights

No. Before the child is born, it is not a child. It may not survive, the mother may decide to kill it, etc. Also, the court doesn't know who the father is, so how can you give up rights to something that the court has not even decided you have any rights to?

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Answered on 7/15/09, 9:37 am


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