The law views the welfare of the child as their primary concern. They are unlikely to deprive any child of contact with their parents. However, you should speak to a solicitor specialising in family law if you think contact with the father could harm the child (physically or emotionally).
I would like to turn it around - Does not having a father affect the child? This we know, the majority of all teens who become parents or have a criminal background have no fathers in their lives. A male role model is very important.
It is ancient common law that a child born to a married couple gets the father's last name because that father would care for and support the child until maturity in a family household. It is also ancient common law that an unmarried mother gets to give the child her own name.
Yes, with a court order. Of the two, a child is far worse off having no access to the father, and society pays the price. see link
they can divorce or the father can leave the family.
Guardian or Guardian Ad Litem?
A father of a child should pay for the child. The father of the child should also get to see and influence the child. A court is one place for these matters to be settled but, if possible, the matter of access is best done by mutual agreement. Access to the child must never be used as a weapon with which to hurt either parent.
i have done that. and i am only 16 with a 8month 1day old son. his father wanted to see him and i did not think it was safe so i told him no. so yes a mother can deny the father access to the child.
I'm assuming that you have a teen who has a child and you wish to deny the father access. This is no a choice the grandparent legally has.
Yes, if the verdict says so.
Yes..unless court has said otherwise. In fact if you have been denying the father access then you could lose custody.
Is he being denied access?
Not really. It is based on a percentage of the pay of the parent paying child support and the number of children that are his/hers with the custodial parent.AnswerThe child support you receive for the first child from her father is not affected by your having another child by a different father. The first father is only responsible for supporting his own biological child.