How upset would a mormon be if they couldn't baptize their children? My brother is trying to sever all ties to an ex wife and wants her parents to adopt them. Do you think this would work?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/28/2011 08:14AM by mctibbetts.

Is he trying to sever his ties to his children and wants his ex-inlaws to adopt his children? Does he want to personally be adopted along with his children by his ex-inLaws?

Would he be the pissed off one? Who's pissing off whom?

If he's adopting his children out because he hates his ex-wife, then he's an ass. If he's adopting his children out because he's an ass, then he deserves to be a pissed off Mormon. If he's adopting his children out because he really doesn't love them, I just don't know what to say about that.

I suppose I just don't understand the context of your question.

He had three children with her before the divorce. He is trying to sever all ties with the children and his ex. The ex is living with her parents and refusing to work because she has an ample child support check, and my brother isn't able to care for his new family with whats left. He wants the grandparents to adopt them. If he were to withhold their right to be baptized, do you think they would let him terminate his parental rights?
Whether he is an ass or not is not in question, just whether this will work.
Thanks

The main obligation of family court is to make sure the children are taken care of, and the judge may react very poorly to this plan. The mother has no reason not to tell the court about your brother's extortion-like attempt, and her lawyer will probably have a field day with it. Your brother might end up with no parental rights AND a child-support obligation. If he really wants to lower his child-support payment, then he should talk to a lawyer and see what his real options are.

It's also possible, based on what I know of church leadership behavior, that they may baptize the children anyway without your brother's permission or knowledge, on the authority of their mother.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/29/2011 12:20AM by silverlightx.

What I've found is the best way to piss them off: when they go to shake your hand tell them you wanna do the 1st token of the aaronic Priesthood. Haha, my friend wouldn't talk to me for an hour! Which is significant since we were sitting next to each other on a 9 hour bus ride.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/28/2011 10:24PM by AtheistMarine.