Q: Mass to Florida Visitation on a 1 year old
My daughter had a baby with a man when they both lived in Mass. She has full custody and there is no visitation agreement in place as he has never asked for one and has barely seen the baby. He was ordered to pay support by the state (welfare). 2 months ago he up and moved to Florida only giving my daughter 1 weeks notice. He did not ask for any visitation agreement at that time either. Now they have started taking child support from his job in FLorida and he is mad as it is keeping him from renting a house due to income. He now threatens my daughter that he is going to get visitation and make her send her 1 year old to Florida if she doesn't take him off child support. Can he do this? The baby does not know this man at all as he has not been in her life before.
A: If your daughter still lives with the toddler in MA, then it seems a stretch that any court would order the one year-old be sent (how?) to FL to visit dad. He might very well be able to have some visitation rights to spend time with his child in MA as father-time is as crucial as mother-time in the eyes of the Court (barring exceptions) and in the eyes of developmental psychologists - as it should be - but he'd have to file for such rights in MA. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me on my law practice website. This answer does not constitute legal advice; make any predictions, guarantees, or warranties; or create any Attorney-Client relationship.
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