My girlfriend is Japanese and has decided that she doesn't love me and doesn't want to get married. She says she wants to raise the baby in Japan. I'm afraid that if she moves to Japan I might not get to see my baby. Does she have a right to exclude me from the child's life?
2006-08-15 18:56:03 · 17 answers · asked by no mas 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
You have rights if you prove paternity ... on the other hand she has the right to move where ever she wants and once she does it is not like she will be forced to come back so you can see your child. I'd try to work something out with her or get a temporary junction preventing her from leaving until you can establish paternity and visitation rights... at least that way if she violates them you have a leg to stand on.
2006-08-15 21:09:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I live in Japan and I know the Japanese court system is really on the mother's side of the cause generally speaking. With your girlfriend being Japanese and her coming here to have the child, I recommend finding a good international custody lawyer. You will have some rights once it is established you are the father, but a DNA test can't be done until after the birth. Until then she could decide to pull a your word against hers scenario. I wish you luck, if you were already married and the baby was born it would be a different story. Good luck and don't give up if this is what you really want.
2006-08-15 19:04:02 · answer #2 · answered by Man_in_Japan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is quite a bit of information on this very topic on-line... but I did have difficulty tracking down info relating to an unborn child and the rights of the Father in that instance. But, basically, you DO have rights and as long as you've established paternity (if you don't end up on the birth certificate) then you have every right to ensure that her actions do not infringe upon your parental rights.
Here are some great sites that provide more information... in case you're interested in doing further investigative work into the matter ~
http://www.womenslaw.org/custody.htm#other
http://www.famlawconsult.com/reader.html
http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/Can_a_parent_with_sole_custody_move_out_of_the_country_without_the_consent_of_the_other_parent
Hope this helps. Best wishes!
2006-08-15 19:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she wants an abortion as Japan has the most lenient laws and a thriving abortion tourism. Much better emotionally too as she won't have any judgemental friends or neighbors seeing her go to a local clinic?
You have no rights to prevent her Freedom of Movement as the child is not in this world yet.
Until the child is born and you can prove paternity you have no rights. (Thank goodness for small favors as rapists and undocumented abusers now have rights to their victims children)
2015-05-19 12:32:50 · answer #4 · answered by Hoshi Reed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seek legal advice before she manages to move out of the country, otherwise if you wait it can be too late.
And no, she has no rights to exclude you from the raising of this child but you never know what happens once she moves to Japan. Things like this happen a lot in foreign countries.
2006-08-15 21:02:50 · answer #5 · answered by trushka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got rights man thats your seed talk to her about court etc.
she may see that she is abandoning the child from having her biological father in his/her life. One thing though how far along
if she is leaving you and wants nothing to do with you why don't you question abortion. I don't know what happened to end the relationship but I would be skeptical if all she wanted was a piece of your man-hood and then she takes off? As the song goes all that she wants is a baby then shes gone tomorrow?
2006-08-15 19:08:22 · answer #6 · answered by Livinrawguy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need a lawyer, a good lawyer may be able to demand that she stay put until that baby is born, then a custody battle/ visitation right court hearing would be held. OF COURSE you have rights, and thank God for the Men and Boys out there who WANT to accept responsibility for the lives that they create! Good Luck!
2006-08-15 19:03:01 · answer #7 · answered by #3 Due December 25th!! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Japan is like the United States and Europe. The one and most important question is: are you married to her? If yes, you are treated as almost equals. If no, you don't have a prayer. And overall I think that is the right policy. Women do make better mothers.
2006-08-15 19:24:34 · answer #8 · answered by Kitiany 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes you have rights and no, she doesn't have the right to exclude you but you need to see a lawyer as soon as possible to protect those rights, preferably before she has a chance to leave.
2006-08-15 19:13:13 · answer #9 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No there is not any criminal way for her to target this. and also you may get in difficulty for being such as her because shes less than the criminal age of consent witch is 16 and also you're over even inspite of the undeniable fact that your nevertheless a minor. yet you men might want to get married and she might want to be emancipated, yet with the intention to target this she has to have verify permission or a choose has to approve it.
2016-11-25 20:22:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋