Child Protective Services Giving Baby Up For Adoption of 15 yr old child without consent from father. TUCSON Arizona

Update to this report is that father was found and contacted.  He wasnt given any choices when adoption papers were signed by mom, so he didnt even know she was thinking of giving his baby up.  She was 15, and he was 17 when baby was concieved.  He has expressed his wishes to keep baby and raise it himself if mother doesnt want baby.  He intends to stand up for  his rights.  The fact still remains that CPS had no right to go thru adoption without notifying him, and that was wrong, but hopefully now that he is aware he can do whatever is in his rights.

 There was no rape because of him being a minor and in consentual relationship.  The mother made her decision because she thought he didnt want to be with her, and another boy expressed interest in her, and she felt he wouldnt want to raise another mans baby.  Out of haste, mostly.  Partially your right about mom not being ready to raise a child, and I respect thats her wishes, but one has to involve the father as having the option to choose the same.  

At least now he will have to be proven unfit before he is completely denied any rights to his child.  I really feel CPS made a bad choice in not allowing him to even know this was happening.  It took the babys mothers parents to find him and warn him.  She didnt tell any of her family, and they were all heartbroken, but also thought it was wrong to do this behind the daddys back, so they informed him.  

I guess they hope that if the child is with the dad then maybe they will at least have rights to see the baby, or let the mother of child see the baby if she later decides she wants too.  He actually wanted to help her raise child but she was in CPS care due to her own mothers issues, so she wasnt able to communicate with him.  She didnt know how much he really cares about her is what I was told.  Sad story.  Thanks for the input, and hopefully the baby will end up with whoever can give it the best care and love this child deserves.

Under Arziona law 8-106, the father has to be notified prior to the adoption being legalized.

That being said, it can't possibly be a good idea for him to keep the baby.  If the mother is now 15, she was probably 14 at the time of conception and unable, legally, to consent to sex. If the father was over 18, he's guilty of statutory rape and bad judgment. If he was under 18, he is too young to be a good father to a baby.

The best thing for these kids is to let a loving set of parents adopt the child and give it the home it deserves.  Being a birth parent doesn't necessarily equate to being a "good" parent, no matter how much they love and want the baby.