QUESTION
What rights does a birth father have?
Asked on Mar 19th, 2012 on Child Custody - Massachusetts
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My husband is not the father of our daughter. The birth father would like the child to have his name and to have rights to see her and be involved in her life. What legal rights does he have, and how must he go about attaining them? How can I protect myself?
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If your child was born prior to the marriage to your Husband, the Father of the child has parental rights. In order to exercise those parental rights he would have to file a complaint for paternity and establish a child support order and a visitation/parenting schedule. I would suggest that you speak to an attorney because there are many questions that need to be asked to better advise you as to how much visitation he would receive.
Answered on Mar 20th, 2012 at 1:21 PM