mrobinson622
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Georgia
My now ex husband (divorced May 2012), adopted my youngest son in 2010. When we were preparing for the divorce, he said he wouldn't agree to it until I terminated his parental rights to my son because all I wanted was a paycheck. He was unemployed at the time of our divorce so that was not the case. Of course, once the papers did get filed, the judge ordered child support for my son. He never attended the parenting course required by the courts and did not pay child support for almost 6 month. I found out he finally got a job, so I sent off the paperwork to his employer to have it deducted from his paycheck. The last payment I received was December 19, 2012, when I assume he quit or got fired. He has not seen 'our' son since March 2012. He never called, never came by, never attempted contact until April 2012 when he called my phone while we were on vacation. I questioned why he was calling since he hadn't bothered any communication until now. He was clearly intoxicated. He proceeded to tell me that he wanted to tell my son good-bye because he was going to kill himself.
That was the last time we heard from him. However, I found out he was living with another woman and raising her daughter and they are expecting a child in the next few weeks. I heard rumors that he ran out on those kids too. I do not know for sure since his family has had nothing to do with my son either. He owes a few thousand in child support, but I do not want his money. He is not father material. He has not supported my son emotionally or financially. If something were to happen to me, he is the person they will place my son with...a man who does not love nor want this child.
Everything I have read says that there has to be another person lined up to adopted the child before I can terminate parental rights. Can I just reverse the adoption without having someone else lined up to adopt him? My husband now is a wonderful caring man who loves my son and is willing to adopt him and says he would love to, however, I do not want to do this. I am his mother and I do not think I should have to have a man adopt my son so I can have piece of mind that my ex has no rights to a child he doesn't want.
Any advice would help!!
My now ex husband (divorced May 2012), adopted my youngest son in 2010. When we were preparing for the divorce, he said he wouldn't agree to it until I terminated his parental rights to my son because all I wanted was a paycheck. He was unemployed at the time of our divorce so that was not the case. Of course, once the papers did get filed, the judge ordered child support for my son. He never attended the parenting course required by the courts and did not pay child support for almost 6 month. I found out he finally got a job, so I sent off the paperwork to his employer to have it deducted from his paycheck. The last payment I received was December 19, 2012, when I assume he quit or got fired. He has not seen 'our' son since March 2012. He never called, never came by, never attempted contact until April 2012 when he called my phone while we were on vacation. I questioned why he was calling since he hadn't bothered any communication until now. He was clearly intoxicated. He proceeded to tell me that he wanted to tell my son good-bye because he was going to kill himself.
That was the last time we heard from him. However, I found out he was living with another woman and raising her daughter and they are expecting a child in the next few weeks. I heard rumors that he ran out on those kids too. I do not know for sure since his family has had nothing to do with my son either. He owes a few thousand in child support, but I do not want his money. He is not father material. He has not supported my son emotionally or financially. If something were to happen to me, he is the person they will place my son with...a man who does not love nor want this child.
Everything I have read says that there has to be another person lined up to adopted the child before I can terminate parental rights. Can I just reverse the adoption without having someone else lined up to adopt him? My husband now is a wonderful caring man who loves my son and is willing to adopt him and says he would love to, however, I do not want to do this. I am his mother and I do not think I should have to have a man adopt my son so I can have piece of mind that my ex has no rights to a child he doesn't want.
Any advice would help!!
