Q: Is there anything I can do to stop my daughter's father from obtaining a birth certificate and SSN?
I received a text from her father stating that he needed them in order to get a quote for health insurance. She is already covered and comfortable with her doctor and dentist. I also realized that these are not things that you need just to get a quote for the insurance so I am afraid that he is trying to obtain them for other reasons that he is not saying. We do have a custody agreement in place and at this time I have placed a motion to change that agreement due to conditions that I feel are not safe for my 2 year old daughter to be around every other weekend. The court said that they are backed up until the end of September so I'm waiting for a court date on this. So what I'm asking is, is there anything that I can do to keep that information out of his hands until we do get to court?
A: It is not likely the Court will agree to prevent the lawful father, who has rights to visit and be with his child, from obtaining her birth certificate and/or social security number. For that matter, he can file with the state to get a copy of the birth certificate himself. You need to be careful not to appear to be purposefully hindering the father in obtaining something that he has a legal right to have. If you have concerns about what he is doing, you need to be able to explain what they are. Your doubts about health insurance, or anything else, alone is not enough – you need to show where this information will actually harm your daughter.
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