danewheeler
New Member
Hello All,
I am unsure if this is pertinent but I (the father) am Living in TX, the mother and child in question are living in Oregon, and the birthplace of the child is in New Mexico (I mention this so any state laws can be considered).
I have not been allowed on the Birth Certificate as of yet and my daughter is already 7. The mother finally called Monday after a year without letting me hear my daughters voice and asked me to come and take her (permanently). I am trying to figure out what paperwork needs to be filed so that I can get legal guardianship of my little girl. I know the birth certificate is important but as it stands I am dealing with a wild animal backed into a corner (the mother) and I want to approach this as gently as possible. I am thinking of something similar to adoption where the mother gives me the legal rights to make sure she gets into school and gets medical until me and my fiancee can get married and bring her under my fiancee's medical. This is really just a mess so I still need to be careful about not making the mother feel threatened. In reality I don't want to rip my girl away from her mom but I do not want my little angel ripped away from me and she has been to this date. Also, I will need to go to Oregon to get my girl. Will I need to file the paperwork in Oregon and then come and do a mess of other paperwork down here in Texas? I just want to do this right for my daughter yet without it becoming a bunch of problems.
Basically, I need to know the correct forms, procedures, hoops I will have to jump through, and once I have that how and where do I file this information. Will I absolutely need to go to court for this or is there a better way? Anything like this will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
I am unsure if this is pertinent but I (the father) am Living in TX, the mother and child in question are living in Oregon, and the birthplace of the child is in New Mexico (I mention this so any state laws can be considered).
I have not been allowed on the Birth Certificate as of yet and my daughter is already 7. The mother finally called Monday after a year without letting me hear my daughters voice and asked me to come and take her (permanently). I am trying to figure out what paperwork needs to be filed so that I can get legal guardianship of my little girl. I know the birth certificate is important but as it stands I am dealing with a wild animal backed into a corner (the mother) and I want to approach this as gently as possible. I am thinking of something similar to adoption where the mother gives me the legal rights to make sure she gets into school and gets medical until me and my fiancee can get married and bring her under my fiancee's medical. This is really just a mess so I still need to be careful about not making the mother feel threatened. In reality I don't want to rip my girl away from her mom but I do not want my little angel ripped away from me and she has been to this date. Also, I will need to go to Oregon to get my girl. Will I need to file the paperwork in Oregon and then come and do a mess of other paperwork down here in Texas? I just want to do this right for my daughter yet without it becoming a bunch of problems.
Basically, I need to know the correct forms, procedures, hoops I will have to jump through, and once I have that how and where do I file this information. Will I absolutely need to go to court for this or is there a better way? Anything like this will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.