I live in California. I am about to have a child with a woman who married her ex-boyfriend while she was pregnant with my child. We still get along well and have talked about details surrounding the child out of court and seem to have come upon some agreements, such as child support amount, visitation (she will have custody), and such. Recently, several friends and the mother's midwife suggested for me to talk to an attorney and to see exactly what my rights are as a father so I don't get taken by the mother. A lot of this was brought about by her deciding that she only wants me around 15 minutes a day for the first couple weeks after birth so she and her new husband can rest and adjust. I don't think she can do this if I am the legal father, restrict my contact to my child. Although we have no official paperwork yet (which we will be doing through a private company). Before I spent money on a lawyer, I wanted to see if anyone had idea of the rights of a father in CA. Thanks.
2006-11-17
15:08:57
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