Me and My boyfriend are planning on marrying and have raised my 6 month old daughter. We had a DNA test done to be sure she was his and he is not her biological father. My boyfriend's name is on the birth certificate and she has his last name. My boyfriend wants to be her father.
I talked to the biological father out of respect, not wanting anything, and he doesn't want anything to do with the situation and I dont want him to either. He was very sure he did not want to ever be involved and wanted no one to know he was the father. I agreed and wanted the same. However, my boyfriend thinks it is best for the biological father to sign over his parental rights so he can't come and claim to have rights in the future- even though I dont believe that will happen. Do we have to have a court case in AR to do this or can the biological father just sign some papers? How does the process work? And does he even have rights if his name is not on anything saying he is the father?
Thanks so much.
I talked to the biological father out of respect, not wanting anything, and he doesn't want anything to do with the situation and I dont want him to either. He was very sure he did not want to ever be involved and wanted no one to know he was the father. I agreed and wanted the same. However, my boyfriend thinks it is best for the biological father to sign over his parental rights so he can't come and claim to have rights in the future- even though I dont believe that will happen. Do we have to have a court case in AR to do this or can the biological father just sign some papers? How does the process work? And does he even have rights if his name is not on anything saying he is the father?
Thanks so much.
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