Posted by Harold on 1/27/08

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I was divorced in Illinois and moved to AZ afterwards. I
went to court in AZ regarding cild support, which I pay. My
daughter is almost 7 years old and I have seen her twice in
Il. after she was born, but have not had any contact with
her since. She does not know me and knows her step father
as her dad. I was taken back to court to have her last name
changed to her step-dads, which I did not fight. As I said,
she does not know me and I felt that this was in her best
interest to do so. I have spoken with several AZ attorneys
who said I can file and go back to Il. to waive my parental
rights as well as waive my obligation to pay support any
longer. I am not trying to get out of paying, I am just
looking out for my daughters best interest. Having a B.A.
in Psych, I feel that not stepping into her life once a
year or once every two years is very detrimental to her, so
I just stay out of the picture and feel that this is best.
Her mother will never tell her about me. Five lawyers in AZ
said that I can do this and the judge will order it, I am
just asking for some imput here to see if some of you
lawyers say the same thing or something different. Thank
you.

Re: waive parental rights, 1/29/08, by sharwinston.

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