Legal custody of a child has absolutely nothing to do with the name on the birth certificate. You get a lawyer, or family court advocate, and get a legal court order, giving you custody of the child, and go. He has no legal way to prevent you from moving where you want.

In the UK if your not married they cant stop you moving,sorry i dont know if its the same as where you live.

How can the Father guilt trip you into putting his name on the birth certificate? It is his right and responsibility to have his name there. Does he play an active role in your childs life? I have been in the same situtation, I was a single mom for a long time. If the father wants to be in his childs life then I do not think you should take that away from either your child or the father. So many children grow up w/o parents, and it is alot harder than one may think. If he is willing and wanting to parent, let him, don't do it alone. Good luck

If you are the residential parent and your child's father has court ordered visitation, you must file a notice with the family court and ask the court to revise the visitation schedule because you intend to relocate to South Carolina. Ohio Revised Code Section 3109.051(G)(1) provides, in part: "If the residential parent intends to move to a residence other than the residence specified in the parenting time order or decree of the court, the parent shall file a notice of intent to relocate with the court that issued the order or decree....The court shall send a copy of the notice to the parent who is not the residential parent. Upon receipt of the notice, the court, on its own motion or the motion of the parent who is not the residential parent, may schedule a hearing with notice to both parents to determine whether it is in the best interest of the child to revise the parenting time schedule for the child."

The child is just as much the father's as it is yours. You decided to have the child and now you're stuck with a man for at least then next 18 years. Have fun.

But he smokes pot and is worthless. He never helps me with anything

well, I have a question for you, does he want to be involved in the childs' life? does he pay child support? if not, then he is a dead-beat-dad. when he signed his last name on the birth certificate he waived all his rights, he now has to pay child support. check with your lawyer to see if you can take him to court to get him to pay. 9 times out of 10 the judge rules in the mother's favor and will garnish his wages until the child turns 18 years old, hold this over his head and tell him this, do get a very good lawyer that knows how to handle this sticky situation and go after him. if he doesn't want to be involved in the babie's life then see what you can do to have full custody or get his name off the birth certificate. i believe he has to sign a consent form to delinquish his name. i am not sure on this. he could be doing this to spite you and who gets hurt in the long run?...., the child. i hope everything works out for you and your baby, sweetie. we all make mistakes in our life time. i am not here to judge you, only give what advise i know. don't let him guilt you into marrying him., that would be a major mistake and a costly one at that. you are strong, don't forget that. i like this song from des'ree 'got to be', you can google search this and find it on u-tube. ========================================= Listen as your day unfolds Challenge what the future holds Try and keep your head up to the sky Lovers, they may cause you tears Go ahead release your fears Stand up and be counted Don't be ashamed to cry You gotta be You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm You gotta stay together All I know, all I know, love will save the day Herald what your mother said Readin' the books your father read Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time Some may have more cash than you Others take a different view My oh my heh, eh You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm You gotta stay together All I know, all I know, love will save the day Don't ask no questions, it goes on without you Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace The world keeps on spinning You can't stop it, if you try to This time it's danger staring you in the face Oh oh oh Remember Listen as your day unfolds Challenge what the future holds Try and keep your head up to the sky Lovers, they may cause you tears Go ahead release your fears My oh my hey, eh, eh You gotta be You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm You gotta stay together All I know, all I know, love will save the day You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm You gotta stay together All I know, all I know, love will save the day

It was not a bad thing that his name is on the birth certificate. A child needs to know who his parents are. So many do not and that is a worry. However, on the moving thing: get legal advice. If he is not paying child support, and you need to move in order to live and provide for the child, then the courts may work in your favour.

Oops you can get a lot of attitude here some times. I have seen both sides where the father was damaging to have in the child s life and where the father was a blessing but the mom was a cow. Sorry I live in UK so I don't know legal stance but good luck I dont see why they can stop people moving Sounds like hes a waster being spitful. If he wants to play games learn some of your own.

Tell him to fuck off n leave b.c the way i see it he didnt have to go threw all the pain of havin the baby its ur baby do wat u want with ur baby dont let know man try to stop wat u think is right for ur baby trust me done been there done that and sure as hell aint goin back so ya juss leave

Where yall married? If you are not married to someone you have a kid with no matter if they are on the birth certificate or not, automatically the mother has soul custody and if he want any kind of rights, including not letting you leave the state he must first go have his right ligitmated(i dont think i spelled that right). But yeah unless you are married you have full cutsody. Even if he is paying child suppot.

You can move as long as he can see the baby when ever he wants if he takes you to court...and add that he can not take the baby out of the state in which you can..as long as your willing to let the dad see the baby WHEN ever he wants and if he comes n sees the baby good but if not then the court will see that he dont even vist so he permission is not need but IMPORTANT you attach that and if you havent been to court for vists then your free to do what you want. been there done that

You dont need permission to go anywhere.

You probably shouldn't move, not because of the father, but only because South Carolina might actually be more psychologically damaging for a child than Ohio.