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.
That's why, with few exceptions, a parent must consent to adoption before a child is legally placed with another family. Whether an independent or agency adoption, birth parents must give up their parental rights in order to go through with an adoption. This is an important legal step, as once parental rights are relinquished the legal relationship between birth parent and child is severed.