If you're the father? Yes. File a retroactive order.
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You may not have received your mail; but the court probably has the proof that it was sent.
The mother. The father have to prove paternity in court and petition for custody, visitation and can then also pay child support.
Who is in jail? If the child is in jail, they have custody. If the adult is in jail, they should never get custody. If the spouse is in jail they should not get custody. Jail would have no bearing on the time of custody, just who should be able to even see the child.
If you were never married to the father of the child(Children) custody HAS NOT been established. You must go to court and have custody determined. My child lived with me for 5 Years. The father paid support to the state of Missouri Which I entern received, and he visited on occasion. One weekend he picked her up for a visit and disappeared. No one would help because custody was never established. He had just as much right as I.
Yes, if the child is still a minor or is no longer a minor but is severely handicapped.
If the parents are going to split up, one needs to file with the courts to define custody, child support, visitation, etc.
Your question?
She already has sole legal custody as an unmarried mother. He can petition for visitation and pay child support.
Yes, even if the mother never did.
mother has sole custody, father has child support obligation. see link
The mother. The father have to prove paternity by a DNA test and can then get his parental rights and petition for custody, visitation and pay child support.
Child support and visitation are separate issues and visitation rights are not dependent on paying child support. He has the right to petition the court for visitation and custody as well as the responsibility to pay child support. The courts encourage the involvement of both parents in the child's life. If the parents are not married the father may need to establish his paternity before petitioning for visitations or custody.