Does the father have rights to the baby?

Unfortunately being the father he does have rights to the child but it doesn't sound like he wants them. It sounds like you are going to be a single parent. Don't let him try to trick you into letting him out of his responsibility. At least you can make him go to court and get him to pay child support or you can pay for it on your own.

Don't try to force him to take an active part in the childs life. The kid will be the one who gets hurt. He may be doing all of this also to get you to not keep the baby too. He's trying to guilt you into it. Don't believe for one minute that he's going to be with you if you don't keep it. That was just another form of him trying to get you to have the abortion.

Whatever happens keep your and your baby's best interests in mind. Good luck

Sorry to say dear, but you brought this on yourself.He did not cause your depression.I am sure there were signs of him being a wanker long before you got pregnant.

Also, he is stressed just as you are.Sometimes, men take it differently.Since they are not the ones to physically have the baby, they can "run".

Anyways, sounds like you don't have to worry...that he doesn't want to be in the baby's life and yet there is another soul born without its dad.

No man is legally recognized as the child's father unless they sign the birth certificate or paternity has been established through the courts.

He can still get visitation rights/joint custody if he does go and file in court (despite what happened prior to baby's birth)

Good luck.

Sorry, but no. He is the father and will have rights to the baby unless you can prove he is such an unfit father that his actions put your child's wellbeing in danger. Unfortunately, the father is not obligated to have any contact with the mother and the judge will not be upset that he wasn't there for you throughout the pregnancy. Parental rights have to do with the baby, not the mother. I know it sucks, but once the baby is born, if he wants partial custody, all he has to do is go to court and say that he wants to be a part of the child's life.

Being an asshole during pregnancy doesn't make a man unfit to be a parent. If he decides he wants visitation he will have to do something like get a DUI with kids in the car, abuse your child, get arrested for something big, etc. Being mean, ignoring you, or offering to pay for an abortion isn't something the court cares about.

Unless he has done you or your fetus actual harm, or has a serious criminal record, I doubt that a judge would strip him of his parental rights. Don't confuse the father not wanting to be in a romantic relationship with you with him not caring about his child. Perhaps right now he would just rather not deal with the drama that results from being with you.

Obviously he did not want to be a father and he is struggling with the powerless feeling that he is going to be. Wait and see how he is with the child after he or she is born to judge his fitness as a father.

Lastly, children need their father. I grew up without one and I will always have that hole in my heart. Don't try to take your child's father away from them.

basically tell the courts/judge that he said he wasnt going to be with you if you had the child, thats pretty much saying "i dont want parental rights"

and i believe that the asshole will also be required to pay child support, haha

for all those saying "dont take the child's father away from it"

READ THE POST, he said he would pay for the abortion of the child, that in itself is saying HE DOESNT WANT PARENTAL rights

besides, if that asshole is willing to kill the child, what kind of father would he be ANYWAY

having a drunk / abusive / neglegent father is far worse than having no father at all, and thats exactly what this guy sounds like tbh

all you have to do is ask the father to give up his parental rights to the child since he obviously wants no part of it if not take him to court. If he doesn't give up his rights and you take him to court you can get child support

The judge will see him for what he is but.............. The dirt ball has rights to the baby's daddy, and the debt of child support.

if he doesnt want the baby, ask him to terminate his parental rights

dont list him on the birthcertifut and there be no problem- he wont have any recourse...check w/ a lawyer about this