Can anything be done?
by Conserned in Texas
(The worst state in the union)
I recently received a letter from the OAG stating that I am named father of a child in which I had no knowledge of pregnancy and sadly to say only a one night stand. I know that this is and was my decision at the time, and was not a smart one. I am now with someone, who I will call the love of my life, and she is fully aware of the situation and stands by me, one hundred percent. That said, I have done little research on this woman and have found that she now has three children all by different men (myself if found to be the father as one of them). I know if it is found to be mine I will have to pay child support, which I understand and take responsibility for. However, in the best interest of this child I fell that this woman is basically using children to make money or so it seems. I feel that every child deserves a good home and that home to be as stable as possible. Does anyone have suggestions as to how I might make sense to this woman that she needs to place the child up for adoption so that it can have a better life, or are there ways in which I could force adoption so that the child would be in better hands? I have dealt with substance abuse issues due largely in part to mental depression, and am still trying my best to overcome these issues and to make a long story short do not feel it would be at all a good choice to offer full custody of this child. I feel very strongly that with my problems and hers that this child would have a better chance to succeed in life if it was given the opportunity to live in a stable home. Does anyone have suggestions on this issue?
Can anything be done to a mother that has three different children by three different
fathers?
