No - it basically says that by law the father is no longer the father and has no rights to see or talk or claim the child whatsoever.

You can not demand anything of him and he can not see his child.

Basically cuput is what the father is after that..

I wish there was a way to ensure him never trying to get custody without such drastic measures...

Yeah, I was like that at first..But then chris started threatening me so I decided that it wsnt worth the risk. And not to mention the fact that he dosent want parental rights...So yeah. Its something to seriously think about before doing. Because it really is drastic.

the important part here is the rights part. He doesn't have parental rights. It does not mean that he can't see the child. It means he doesn't have any rights that you don't control. He can still be involved in your child's life if you want him to. It gives you all the rights, but it doesn't say he can't be involved, and it doesn't make it harder for him to be involved.

Yeah, I tried to make it sound like that by saying "by law" which means you can still control that..But I guess it didnt come out that way...

Oh I wasn't trying to correct you, because you said it right. I think too many times people think that when a father signs over his rights, the child never gets to see him again! I just wanted to make sure she knew that wasn't the case.

You could always do what I did and just not even put him on the birth certificate. In the hospital they ask you if you want to put the father on there and all you have to do is say no and that automatically gives you full custody.

Yeah, thats true...But later on down the road if he decides to fight for custody. If he has actually signed over his rights, there is no way for him to get them. If he just never existed it means he can come around because he never signed a legal document saying that he has no rights.

Get what I mean?

I wouldn't worry about it. The court wont take your baby away from you and give him custody unless you are claimed an unfit mother. As long as you don't do any drugs or anything like that and as long as you pay all of your bills and make sure there is always baby food at your house, there is no reason for them to declare you unfit. It's very rare that they take a baby away from it's mother and give custody to the father.

If you don't want him to have oversight in the child's life, you can alway file for sole custody. That way, you will be the sole decision maker in the child's life but can still get child support. And if he would be willing to sign over his rights, you could always try to get him to sign a contract saying that he will never file for custody of the child, then take him to court for sole custody.That way, even if he does get awarded visitation, you will have assurance that he will never file for custody (and if he tries ,it wouldn't happen), and you can also recieve child support.