Q: Mom hasnt let me see one of my daughters, who is 4 months old, since birth. Will that look bad to a judge
Child support is pending, DOR already send me papers establishing paternity, don't know if i would file for visitation, but went to court office and they said i don't have a case number?
A:
Department of Revenue (DOR) child support cases are different from parenting plan cases. In order to establish timesharing with your child, you must file a Petition for Determination of Paternity. This allows you to establish parental responsibility (ability to make decisions for your child, along with the other parent), timesharing (overnights with each parent), and to modify child support based on the overnights. You have to open a brand new case in family court in order to do this.
Good luck,
Vanessa Vasquez de Lara, Esq.
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