Ok to start off I want to go ahead and say that I am not judging you, at all. I figured I would throw this out there before anyone else has the chance to make sny remarks. I am however going to try and detour you from making this decision but I will do it rationally.

So being a father I have to ask, why would you sign your rights over for your child because of a woman? Is it solely because of you girlfriend? She knew the circumstances when she got with you and she should know the conciquences. I am going to strongly advise you against doing anything that drastic. The second that pen hits the paper your rights and your son are gone forever. This might seem like a good option now but what about in a few years??

Also I can see where the girl being in high school can always be a problem, even though they are about to graduate the still have yet to expirance life and really grow up.

To everyone else-
Being a parent, it is your choice as an American Citizen to sign over your rights of your child to an appointed garudian. If I catch anyone harasing him for stating what he did I will report the post immediatly.