Monroeville, PA asked in Child Custody for Ohio

Q: I was living with my son mom for the frist 6 month of his life then she told me to leave. I have no vistion set up.

Then she told me to leve

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Joseph Jaap
Joseph Jaap
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  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Licensed in Ohio

A: If you are not married to the mother, and if you have not established paternity, and if a court has not granted you parental rights, then the mother has sole legal custody and gets to decide who can spend time with the child, and she can prevent you and anyone else from seeing the child. You can file with the court for parental rights, and if paternity testing confirms you as the father, then the court can order you to pay child support until the child is 18.

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