Visitation rights after 8 years

[04redlariat]

My girlfriends sons father after 8 years has now decided that he wants to start seeing his son. Keep in mind that the father has only met his son once and never had any visitation with him. He calls maybe once every 4 months. I do not think it is in the best intrest of the child to have to go to his father. The child has a great family and home life with his mother and I. The father has paid 50 dollars a month child support. The father has no job and still lives with his parents. What can we do to prevent the father from getting visitation? Also my girlfriend and the father were never married.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Duranie]

Ssorry but you have no say here, this is between mom and dad.

Dad is still Dad and he is likely entitled to visitation with his child. If all he was ordered was to pay 50.00 a month in support then that is all he is required to pay. The fact he doesn't have a job, or lives with his parents is not relevent.

Mom can certainly ask for supervised visits so that the 2 can get re-acquainted but you are not going to be able to prevent visits entirely.

 

[04redlariat]

Thank you for the reply.

What if the child does not want to see the father?

 

[Duranie]

At 8 years old he probably has no choice. He doesn't get to choose something like that.

 

[04redlariat]

One more question. I talked to my girlfriend again and she went and got a copy of her custody papers, and it says that the dad requested no visitation and she has sole custody. So what that documented does dad still have any rights?

Thanks again.

 

[04redlariat]

Anyone else care to comment?

 

[Duranie]

He still does not have any visitation rights until he goes to court. So until Sad serves mom with papers, she doesn't have to worry about anything.