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Unwed single mother

Asked on Feb 06th, 2018 on Family Law - Tennessee
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Unwed single mother, financially support my daughter since day 1. Including Insurance, provide every day essentials alone, no help from the father other than an occasional few groceries once every 3 months. The father visits 2ce a week for 30 to 45 minutes as long as its works with his schedule and priorities. I document when he actually shows up and when he does not.He has requested to come on Saturdays when his mother gets the urge to make time to see our daughter, so I have rearranged our schedule and she doesn't show up after the fact. I do not ask for financial help nor does he offer. He recently got married but still lives with his mother. I provide a home with everything needed day to day for my daughter along with Daycare, doctor visits, etc.. He signed the acknowledgement form at the hospital and his name is on the Birth Certificate. What rights does he have, knowing he doesnt support her, nor involve himself more than 30 minutes 2 times a week when its convenient.
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Anyone that has some sort of positive contact with the child has some sorts of rights available to them. Just because he only come when its convenient for him, even for 30 minutes establishes a parent-child relationship, not a good one but it does. By the way, you posted the question I feel that you want nothing to do with him since he doesn't do much for the child. So you have quite a few possible options. One you can pursue child support, and try to get him to be involved with the child and or you can look to terminate his parental rights. We can certainly try to help you evaluate your options. Feel free to give us a call or text for a free consultation. Thank You. Toll-Free 1-877-866-8665 Ahsan Syed, Case Manager
Answered on Feb 08th, 2018 at 4:33 PM

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