Like volentarly signing over full Custody Rights, relinquinshing visition, termination of rights, etc. to accomplish the goal of the father not having custody or visitation rights?

ANSWER: A court would not typically permit a parent to terminate their Parental Rights if there is not another parent to step into the absent parent's shoes, at least with regard to supporting the children. Courts typically consider that an absent parent is better than no parent and will not permit a parent to relinquish their parental rights since they also have an obligation to support the children.

However, in the separation agreement, the parties can typically agree that the mother would have sole legal and physical custody and no support is owed because the mother makes significantly more than the father. If he is not ordered to pay support and has no visitation, then you would basically achieve the same result as terminating his parental rights.

Also, with my work I may have to move to Oklahoma within the next year....with Joint Custody i assume he could block me moving the children out of state? Even though he has no wishes to send time with the children, I believe he would use the children to create discord.....i do not believe there is anything I can file to restrict custody/visitation rights, to my knowledge there has been no "abuse" just a lack of interest. Or is there something I could file?

ANSWER: If he agrees to grant you sole custody in exchange for agreeing to no support, there would typically be no basis for him to interfere with your decision to move out of state since it would not be affecting his rights in any way.

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