Anyone know Parental Laws really well?

[who897]

Have a friend that has a child with someone. She is looking for options. She wants to leave state, but knows that is illegal w/ her child so will not do that. Other then proving in a court of law that he is an unfit parent to gain sole custody is there any other way to forfeit his rights as a father. I was also thinking if she gets married and the husband adopts the child, do you still need the biological fathers concent for this to work?

[danfromri]

The wrong answer is in your avator. Hide some weed in his car and call the police-- problem solved.

[who897]

The wrong answer is in your avator. Hide some weed in his car and call the police-- problem solved.

That's not an avatar, that's me playing w/ my gun drunk, which is always the right answer.

[Ausinus]

I believe that, provided she can prove that the stepfather is fit to assist in caring for a child, and that the original father is unfit to do so, you may have your case there.

Then again, I could be wrong. I did legal studies in Australia, not America.:D

[twisted_screams]

Have a friend that has a child with someone. She is looking for options. She wants to leave state, but knows that is illegal w/ her child so will not do that. Other then proving in a court of law that he is an unfit parent to gain sole custody is there any other way to forfeit his rights as a father. I was also thinking if she gets married and the husband adopts the child, do you still need the biological fathers concent for this to work?

As long as he doesnt have visitation rights she can leave the state with her child whenever she wants to. I left with all my kids about 2 years ago and havent been back to louisiana since they cant make you stay in a state with your child if that child lives with you most of the time the only way they can is if the husband has like a weekly visitation rights and even then if you make sure the husband the husband still gets to see the kid you can still move like one state over

[who897]

I figure too that it is hard to bring forth any form of prosicution when someone is no longer in the state. Something about the wait times for the other states agreeing to what the other state wants.

[Ausinus]

It depends. Is family law state or federal over here?

[who897]

I'd have to go w/ state, but I am no lawyer. I also don't have access to NJ laws and court cases reguarding those things. At least that I am aware of.