We are not married. The father of my baby found out I was pregnant and he left me. He told me to get rid of the baby. He stated one time that he wanted to sign all rights of the baby over. He texted me the same thing. I was wondering what I had to do to get this done. I have little money and live in the state of Ohio.
We have never got a paternity test but he was the only one I was with. Could you help me with an answer on what to do?

Thanks!

Since you were not married, there is no father, legally speaking. Until and unless he is established as the father, either by signing the birth certificate, by completing the acknowledgement of paternity, or being tested and declared the father by a judge, he has neither rights nor responsibilities.

Also, if you ever seek government financial assistance (ie welfare) you can expect that the state will withold benefits unitl the father is identified, at which point THEY will work to get him legally recognized as the father so that they can pursue him for child support.

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I have to agree with aardvarc on this one. Have you browsed through the information in LawInfo's Free Legal Resource Center to learn more about your issue yet? See: http://www.lawinfo.com/consumer.html and http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/index.html. You can certainly try to speak to a lawyer to determine what legal options may be available. In the meantime, you may be able to learn more on your own. Search the "Free Legal Resources" tab, or browse the Consumer Resources. Good luck.