Should an 18 yo old daughter have contact with the biological father she has never met who has a violent and criminal history and has lied to her in emails?

Answer 1

* Your daughter is 18 years old and no longer a minor and she can do as she pleases. No matter what either parent ends up as in their life often children need to put closure to that hole in their life and in this case your daughter needs to face her father and she should. If he has served prison time he may well have changed his attitude. Since he is lying in her emails you need to give her proof and catch him in those lies. If you have paper clippings of any crime he has committed or police reports show them to her and at least you are preparing her. It's highly unlikely he will harm his own daughter, but he will continue to lie and your daughter is still young enough she may believe those lies. At 18 a young adult is impressionable and they are not wise enough to know the seriousness of some issues in life or the dangers. One way you could control the situation (and if possible for you) is to bring along a couple of family members such as your siblings and meet with him (along with your daughter) at a crowded restaurant. If you feel her biological father is stalking her or putting her in danger then let the police know immediately.