The situation is a father was abusive to the mother while the kids were young. When they divorced he had left for years and saw his kids a couple of days out of the year every few years. During that time he stopped paying the required child support for months at a time. Did this father forfeit his right to guardianship? From ages 8 to 24/25ish he wasn’t around and the main connection was a text or two every 6 months while the mother financially provided for the 3 children. Does he get a say in the marriage of his kids?

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If the daughter is a virgin, then according to many scholars his permission is still required. However, there are some exceptions:

1- If the daughter is completely independent, lives on her own, takes care of her own finances, and makes her own life decisions, then according to many scholars his permission is not required.

2- If he does not give permission just because he wants to annoy her or he is being unreasonable, then in this case his permission is not required.