Question: if a mother puts her kid up for adoption and the father decides he wants to take care of the kid, is she then obligated to pay child support if he takes her to domestics? If so they are in the same situation. Both parents must agree for adoption to take place, and neither parent is responsible for child support. However, if one parent wants to put the child up for adoption and the other wants to keep the child then the other parent who initially wanted to give up their obligation over the child is responsible for child support, regardless of sex.
What bothers me is when a parent has no visitation rights and yet is still supposedly obligated to pay child support. In that case it isn't about an absentee parent. They want to be there for their kid and be a part of their life. However, they are not allowed to be there and yet still are sucked dry. I've seen this with a friend of my mothers who lost all of her kids because of marijuana. She is not allowed to visit her son (who lives with his grandparents) but still is responsible for paying child support to her son. It is a shame, because she is a good person who made mistakes in her life,and all she wants to do is be able to see her son.
