Q: Hello just seeking advice and have a few questions regarding child custody and father rights.
My child is 4 months old and her father and I are not together. He’s not on the birth certificate either and has only seen her one time for one hour when she was three days old. We had previously arranged a schedule for him to visit when she was first born and he agreed to it. My only request was that we wait til she’s older for over the night visits with him. He also doesn’t have a room for her at his home and has two boys of his own in the home along with two
More boys that stay there with his girlfriend. When the first day to visit came along he never showed up or called and said he was cancelling. Have not heard from him since. That was end of August. Last week I received a call from the child support office requesting a paternity test for dec 12th. I assume he’s preparing to take me to court for custody. I was just wondering what rights he will have when the test comes back his, will he have to start paying me child support, and if he will be allowed to have her over night?
A: If he is the father, he will have the same rights as you. You two would share jointcustody. Unless he takes you to court however, to establish a visitation schedule, you don’t have to let him have her at all. He will have to pay child support and the court will decide if and when he gets overnights after taking his living arrangements any other concerns you have into consideration.
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