Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Twenty-eight percent of traffic accidents occur when people talk on cellphones or send text messages while driving, according to a study released Tuesday by the National Safety Council.
He can threaten whatever he wants, but the only way he can sign over his parental rights is as a part of an adoption case. Unless you place the baby for adoption, you can (and should) initiate legal action to require him to pay child support.
However, a court can take these rights away from a parent if he or she violates the law, or in the father's case, never claims paternity. A parent can also voluntarily terminate his or her rights. Termination of parental rights ends the legal parent-child relationship. Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights.