Does a father who continues to go to jail for drugs and burglary have rights to unsupervised visitation?

Question

I am concerned because the father of my two children is wanting to see my children and keep them for a short period of time. He has been in and out of jail since my oldest child was 18 months old. She is now six years old. He has only seen the youngest child about ten times. He has never paid child support. He is now claiming that when he gets out of jail next week he will start paying child support and will then have full rights to my children. He states that once he pays all restitution that the courts will award him unsupervised visitation. He gets this information, supposedly, from an attorney at the prison. How worried should I be?

Answer 1

I'd say, not too worried. Only the court can decide what type of visitation he'll get. Of course, his arrest record will carry A LOT of weight. His drug use alone would be good cause for him not to have unsupervised visits (if any at all). Any violent acts on his record would also. He's going to have to submit to regular drug testing and stay out of trouble for quite some time before any sane judge would let him be alone with children (even his own).

By the by... Courts, judges, and lawyers HATE jailhouse lawyers. They're a joke to them and they take great joy in laughing them out of court and denying them whatever they can, whenever they can.

Your 'babies' daddy' is going to have to PROVE himself a fit parent, and that can only be done by staying clean, and out of trouble, for an extended period of time. People can and sometimes do change. If that something he's willing to do in order to see his children, he deserves to see them. Don't let him intimidated you.

Answer 2

not much but you should consult a attorney or at least be aware of your rights and of course his record wont do him much good.also go to the district attorneys office and let them know he is getting out Ive been in the situation and believe me in the long run it only hurts the kids