ANSWERS: 12
  • yes, fathers have rights. If you think the child is in danger you need to get an attorney and state your fear.
  • my understanding is that if there is no father listed on the birth certificate, then the state child support enforcement agency has the right to gather information to establish paternity, even if you don't want them to, or even if the father wants nothing to do with the child...otherwise, yes, if the father wants to see his child, and can prove paternity through dna testing, then i don't think you can legally keep the child from him...
  • Yes, if he wants rights, you will have to take him to court to fight it. Unless he is some strung out crackhead, abusive person, he will get rights. Even if he is those things he can work to get them, like get off drugs, take anger management, ect.
  • Laws vary world wide ... in some parts of the world, the man's rights actually take priority over the woman's ... in other parts, if they are not married, then he has no rights to the child ... here in Canada, a man can go through a court system to get visitation rights so long as there is DNA proof that he is the father.
  • I don't see how she thinks she has a right to prevent the natural father from seeing his child. Whatever her feelings about the father, they did agree to tango, didn't they? Now she wants to retroactively erase the dance? Regret it, fine..but the child has a right to know both parents...unless this child came via a rape, which is another issue altogether.:)
  • Yes he can and he should, you (not you personally) cant decide, because you are mad at him, that you dont want him to be the father, he is, and you have to accept that and deal with it like an adult. You should have thought about things, before you had sex with him, it is a little to late to pick the father of your child, now.
  • he could sue. but it also all depends on if he cares enough to do, be/c it is not cheap. then to get visitation he has to pay child support.
  • Yes, he can and should.
  • Yes and unless he is harmful to be around his child, why would you not want him to be a father to his child? You must have liked him a little, at least 1 time however brief that period of time might have been, be it several years or just 15 mins.
  • Pregancy and having a child is a huge life changing experience. I would hope that you would respect the mom's wishes and not intrude in this very difficult time in her life. After the baby is born and she has time to adjust( because it is an adjustment) maybe she will have a change of heart. If not, wait until the child is old enough, then state your case to the child. I would think the the child would atleast respect you for respecting their mom's wishes. Unless she is unfit. I have to say, there is probably a reason the mom doesn't want the father involved right now.
  • yes, and the reverse is true
  • Yes, parental responsibilities aren't something that you pick and choose from. The father should be involved in co-parenting and he should also be contributing financially and emotionally to the raising of the child.

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