If your name is on the birth certificate as the father, you can sue for visitation in court. Get a lawyer and file a suit. The mother will be compelled to come to the court and abide by its decision.
If your name is not on the birth certificate, you will have to establish paternity. This could be drawn out and involve a lot more lawyers and money.
My name is on the birth certificate, we live in different states and I would like to see more of my son in my home town. Do you think I would be able to do that?
If you are not married the custody automatically falls on the mother and the father have to go to court to get visitation or custody. If you are married you have equal rights.
The mother. The father have to apply for visitation and custody in court.
1) to pay support; 2) to petition the courts for visitation
He has the right to pay child support and petition for visitation.
It is assumed the parents are not married. The father must establish his paternity and request a visitation order. Once the court issued the visitation order the mother must obey it.
If the court issued a visitation schedule then the mother has visitation rights. She has no parental rights if the grandparents were appointed legal guardians.If the court issued a visitation schedule then the mother has visitation rights. She has no parental rights if the grandparents were appointed legal guardians.If the court issued a visitation schedule then the mother has visitation rights. She has no parental rights if the grandparents were appointed legal guardians.If the court issued a visitation schedule then the mother has visitation rights. She has no parental rights if the grandparents were appointed legal guardians.
If you end a relationship with the child's mother you are not losing visitation rights, you never had visitation rights. Visitation rights are granted by a court. If you and the child's mother were married and you had a long term relationship with the child, or if there are half-siblings of that child (your children with whom you do have visitation rights) the court may award visitation rights. You need to consult with an attorney who specializes in custody issues and who can review your situation and explain your options.On the other hand, you can get visitation rights by a court order if you had legally adopted the child.
The mother. The father have to petition the court for custody or visitation right.
If the father have visitation, shared custody or paying child support she will need his and the courts consent.
If you are not married and there is no custody or visitation order, she has custody automatically. The father have to prove paternity in court by a DNA test and then petition for custody or visitation. He can then also pay child support.
You have to keep paying child support. The visitation issue is separate and you should consider straightening out your legal status so that you can seek relief. If you were not married to the child's mother, your options are also limited.
You need to add more details such as whether you are married, divorced or never married and whether the father has any custody rights or visitation rights.You need to add more details such as whether you are married, divorced or never married and whether the father has any custody rights or visitation rights.You need to add more details such as whether you are married, divorced or never married and whether the father has any custody rights or visitation rights.You need to add more details such as whether you are married, divorced or never married and whether the father has any custody rights or visitation rights.