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Originally Posted by AngelicVampire
Sub chapter D of this seems to allow the leaving of a child with no penalties
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Are you sure you meant D?
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(D) knowingly placed or knowingly allowed the child to remain in conditions or surroundings which endanger the physical or emotional well-being of the child;
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That section (and subchapter) deal with the state taking custody rights away from you against your will. Based on how serious many of those sound (like subchapter D) I wouldn't assume that there are no other penalties that go with those behaviors.
Did you maybe mean (H)?
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(H) voluntarily, and with knowledge of the pregnancy, abandoned the mother of the child beginning at a time during her pregnancy with the child and continuing through the birth, failed to provide adequate support or medical care for the mother during the period of abandonment before the birth of the child, and remained apart from the child or failed to support the child since the birth;
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This seems to be a mother's right to take parental rights (and responsibilities) away from a deadbeat dad rather than having the state force wage garnishment for support. Some people do that because they want to ensure that the father cannot have any contact with the child.
The second link you provided is the type of law enacted to prevent people from throwing their babies in trash bins. I don't see how it's relevant to the discussion.