Q: I have an 8month old with an ex-girlfriend, Is there a specific age that he needs to be before I can keep him overnight?
I have an 8 month old with an Ex-girlfriend. When the child was conceived we lived in Birmingham, AL we broke up before the child was born and upon break up she moved to Huntsville, AL to live with her parents and I know live in Nashville, TN. I have been paying child support since he was born, his mother has not worked since before he was born. She has only allowed me to see my son 1 day a week (on Monday's) for 3-4 hours in a certain time window that she provides. Now we are trying to figure out custody (outside of court) she is telling me I will not be allowed unsupervised visits with my son until he is 18 months old. However she has left our son with her parents over night twice and once other time separate from that, and without first asking me. I am curious is the 18 month age is status quo for this situation.
A: outside of any specific circumstances, you should be able to keep the child overnight. the courts are particular with young babies due to nursing, etc but that should not prevent you from getting overnight visitation. any reason preventing that would have to be based on a safety issue or your inability to care for their child. supervised visits are usually only for ppl who arent able to have the child in their care alone. you should be getting more than 3-4 hours once a week. you could take her to court and the court would award you more. again, this is based on general circumstances so if you have an alarming criminal background or drug abuse in your past, that would have an impact.
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A: no, there is not. barring any unusual circumstances, you should be able to get overnight visitation with him.
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