Should fathers be able to sue women who place their children for adoption?

Flying Monkey #073177

Yup they should, they should also be allowed to be a part of their child's life.

garcia,g

yes it takes a male and a female to have a baby it should be considered 50/50 if hes willing to step up then he should have a say about anything that goes on with that baby

Randy B

Anyone can sue anyone, thats an already established principle of law so your question is essentially moot.

The more relevant question is perhaps: "Should a father sue a woman who placed a child for adoption after claiming she didn't know who the father was?" I'd say, IF he could prove it then sure, sue away if that is something he wants to do. I can see where it would be very difficult to prove without any hard evidence, even though the burden of proof is less in civil cases. Unless the woman is well off though I think it would be a waste of time.

ETA: If you want it to be considered for something criminal it would most likely fit the definition of fraud since the mother would have had to sign legal papers to that effect (that she didn't know who the birth father was). Again, there is no need for any new laws, just a willingness to want to prosecute. Of course, if it goes criminal then the burden of proof on the part of the DA/Crown Attorney goes way up so it becomes even more difficult to prove.

Zeena

I think that they should.

That is so wrong to do in so many ways just because they have petty differences.

Nicole

Most definitely !! That should be considered as some type of fraud, or causing harm to an individual. You're taking away a part of the father by giving his child up for adoption, not to mention lying on legal papers.
Think of all the pain this one act caused -- a father has his child taken away without his knowledge or say...the adoptive parents may lose the child due to the illegal adoption (because the father did not sign over his parental rights), and the poor child who was comfortable with the adoptive parents may be uprooted? Sounds like it warrants criminal charges to me.

Gaia Raain

I don't know...that's a toughie. But I do know they should be able to sue the adoption agency for taking advantage of the situation.

Skye

Sue them for what? Money doesn't replace a child.

Crucio

There really isnâ€™t any way to proof that a woman in fact knows who fathered her child. Unless she told someone and they can testify as witness. If the woman placed her baby for adoption sheâ€™s probably not rolling in cash so how much could one truly get if they sued a few thousands dollars maybe?

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I don't think they should be able to "sue" but I do think the adoption should be able to be set aside and the whole mess sorted out.

If they sued...what would they get?? They would not get the chance to parent their child....so the adoption should be set aside if the father can prove that the mom knew who he was...within a few men anyway.

If more adoption were set aside for this reason, maybe adoption agencies would TRY HARDER to find out WHO dad is.

BTW..."Set aside"means over turned, voided. disolved, cancelled.

EDIT:

If adoption agencies were found to be negligent in seeking out the n/father then they should be liable and the father (and any other father) should be able to sue the crap out of them. If the mom is found to be deceitful/negligent and tells off that she "just doesn't know" then I think she should be held responsible and even imprisoned. Money payment to the dad should not even be a question.....becasue then it is about money. If he wants his child, he should be able to get his child...or someone needs to buck up and tell why he shouldn't have the baby. Maybe he is a piece of dirt and shouldn't have the child..........but that should not be for the mom and the money groveling adoption agencies to decide because then ALL DAD'S will be DEADBEATS....and that is simply not the case.

Burden of proof should be on all parties.........not just the dad.

cakitcat2

Why did someone give Gaia Raain thumbs down? This very thing is what my son is going through right now. The adoption agency refused to allow the n-mother to have any more DNA tests done and told her that she had to sign a paper that said that she didn't know who the father was. They only did one test. They never ran any ads in the paper or anything else to find the child's n-father. They didn't want to find him. Now that he has found them they are being more than horrible to him as if he did something wrong and they act as if he has no right to even want to see his child. Don't fool yourself into thinking that the adoption agencies are not responsible in these situations. If they got sued for things like this they might put more effort into finding a child's n-father. Think of how many kids would be able to live with a n-father that loves them if they did that.....oh yeah, they want to put the child with an adoptive family instead, don't they. So much for putting the children first.

anastasia beaverhausen-the real1

absolutely.

Lily

Why shouldn't they. It is better if a child is raised by at least on parent. In the end the kid is going to hunt him down anyways.

No it should not be a crime where the mother is put in prison. Obviously she would be mentally sick if she did such a thing.

Linny G

I think so. It violates his rights, and the child's rights. If an adoption is found to be illegal by falsifying the fathers info, the child should be returned to the father, and the mother charged.

Jill_01

I think it's a matter of what the situation is.
If the dad isn't fit and she knows it, perhaps she denied knowing who the father was for the child's benefit.
Or maybe she really didn't know.

googalyfrog

yes

sunshine

you know sometimes they don't know who the father is. if they really wanna know if they are the dad they would step up to the plate in the first begging and don't half to sue for their children.

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