Removing biological father's parental rights.

[Jane070707]

The biological father of my sisters daughter has had no contact since she was 2months old and is now 21 months old and has never paid a penny for her. How would she go about removing his parental rights and signing them over to me as she is concerned if anything happened to her he could turn up n take her and none of her family would have a say in it.

[bednobs]

i'm not sure it's possible TBH you certainly can't "will" children

[boxtops]

How could you have parental rights? you're a sibling, not a parent. She could make a will and identify you as the person who would look after the child if she died (couldn't she, barmaid?)

[ummmm]

You'll need to see a family solicitor.

[ojread2]

You can't without his permission unless he is not on the birth cert
Were they married? Maintenance is a separate issue to parental rights.
She needs a residence order to stop him being able to take her
You can draw up guardianship papers should anything happen to you
But you will need a solicitor

[johnny37]

Agreed you need a solicitor expert in family law. I think the only way you can remove parental rights is if he's a danger in some way. BTW, is your sister on benefits? Has she contacted CSA?

[tonywiltshire]

The birth Mother is awarded parental responsibility automatically as is a person with a residence order, the Father would have parental responsibility if married to the Mother or if the child was born after 01-12-2003 (which in your case the child was) and he was named on the birth certificate. The Childrens act defines parental responsibility as “all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent has”. If he is not named on the birth certificate and the birth was before 01-12-2003 he would have to re-register the birth if no one else is named as the Father, make a formal agreement with the Mother, or apply to the court for PR.
If this does not answer the PR difficulty contact a local solicitor.