What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
I (mom) will be having my first child in September. The baby's father is in the air force and stationed in Idaho. I want the baby to know her father, but he wants to take her for 3 monthes every summer to Idaho. The baby's father will be deployed in January and returning in June or July 2011. Our child will be 9 or 10 months old at the time of his return. He (father) wants to picker her up and keep her in Idaho from the time he returns until September or October 2011. Every year following he would like to take her for the summers (3 months).
Although the father being in her life is very important. I am worried about her being so far away. I would like to have custody for my child with the father getting visitation when he is on leave and comes to Pennsylvania. At least until she is at an age where she will be beginning school.
Now the father not only will be deployed once a year, but while home in Idaho he is sent on missions with very little notice. These missions can take him out of state or out of the country. I'm afraid of the baby being left with another family in Idaho while he is gone.
I think the fact that he wants to be in her life is great. But I am trying to think of our baby's well being and fear that she will be terrified so far from the parent she knows.
I (mom) will be having my first child in September. The baby's father is in the air force and stationed in Idaho. I want the baby to know her father, but he wants to take her for 3 monthes every summer to Idaho. The baby's father will be deployed in January and returning in June or July 2011. Our child will be 9 or 10 months old at the time of his return. He (father) wants to picker her up and keep her in Idaho from the time he returns until September or October 2011. Every year following he would like to take her for the summers (3 months).
Although the father being in her life is very important. I am worried about her being so far away. I would like to have custody for my child with the father getting visitation when he is on leave and comes to Pennsylvania. At least until she is at an age where she will be beginning school.
Now the father not only will be deployed once a year, but while home in Idaho he is sent on missions with very little notice. These missions can take him out of state or out of the country. I'm afraid of the baby being left with another family in Idaho while he is gone.
I think the fact that he wants to be in her life is great. But I am trying to think of our baby's well being and fear that she will be terrified so far from the parent she knows.