Q: is the father of my child able to just come around whenever and demand when he can see our daughter ?
he lives in nevada and my daughter and i live in california. he never calls or anything to check on her, but whenever he comes to california he just demands to see her. he’s always rude and never offers to help pay for anything involving our daughter, and i like to think i’m very understanding about everything for the most part but i’m starting to get fed up and i need real answers on how to go about custody because i feel like i’m going to lose my mind.
A: It sounds like you don't actually have any custody/visitation orders (and child support) issued by the court. If you want to get some control and predictability over the situation, you should get formal custody/visitation orders. You can start by filing a petition for parentage and a request for order for temporary orders for custody and child support while the matter is pending.
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