Q: How do I show a court evidence that my child has not had contact with his father and does not know him?
We live in Texas and my son's father has not seen him by his choosing since my son was 4 and he is now 10. We will be going to court to establish child and medical support but my concern is will he be allowed visitation when he is essentially a stranger to my son? Is there a way to work up to visitation if he even wants it so that my son is not sent with a stranger? Also what evidence would I need to bring to show the court that he has not seen my son in 6 years?
A: He will more than likely be allowed some kind of visitation by the court. Typically in cases where one parent has been absentee a “step up” visitation order will be entered by the court. The exact details of what type of visitation is involved in each step, the amount of time to complete each step, etc. differ from case to case.
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