Q: What can I do if my ex won't communicate and keeps my son from me for weeks, sometimes months at a time?
I'm not his biological parent, but I have been in the picture since 3 months into my ex's pregnancy. I've been there in every way as a parent for everything, including being sole provider to both him and my ex. I was mislead about everything to do with the birth certificate and my name being on it as the other parent, which didn't matter until we broke up. Only documents I really have are tax records each year i claimed him as my dependant since he was born. And documents from previous employer showing my son and my ex as life insurance beneficiaries, etc. All in all not a whole lot unless personal and professional witnesses willing to make statements verifying what I say is true, count. I just want what I feel I deserve as his parent, that's all.
A: File a petition for custody and visitation orders as the presumed parent or file a parentage action and concurrently file a request for order for temporary custody and visitation orders.
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