Once a Dead Beat Dad

[ERSMITH811]

What is the name of your state? Indiana
My best friend's ex-boyfriend has suddenly appeared in to her's and their daughter's life. Their daughter is one year old. He has not made any attempt to see their daughter, nor has he paid any child support. Well, today she receives papers and he is filing for custody. He is a know criminal and drug user. Anything she can do to keep him from getting visitation?

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

What is the name of your state? Indiana
My best friend's ex-boyfriend has suddenly appeared in to her's and their daughter's life. Their daughter is one year old. He has not made any attempt to see their daughter, nor has he paid any child support. Well, today she receives papers and he is filing for custody. He is a know criminal and drug user. Anything she can do to keep him from getting visitation?

My response:

You're mixing apple and oranges. First you mention "custody", and then you mention "visitation." Which is it?

Also, what's your girlfriend's "history"; e.g., is she a criminal, or what? What's his reasoning for wanting "custody"?

IAAL

 

[ERSMITH811]

IAAL,
She says he filing for "Custody" but she also mentioned visitation. I'm not exactly sure. Either way, she doesn't want him to have any visitation. She wants no child support. She is very good person. She has never so much as received a traffic ticket. She is a great mom. She has a good job working for our Sheriff's Dept. We believe the reason he is doing this is due to pressure from his new girlfriend.

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

IAAL,
She says he filing for "Custody" but she also mentioned visitation. I'm not exactly sure. Either way, she doesn't want him to have any visitation. She wants no child support. She is very good person. She has never so much as received a traffic ticket. She is a great mom. She has a good job working for our Sheriff's Dept. We believe the reason he is doing this is due to pressure from his new girlfriend.

My response:

The court will order visitation, unless his criminal history is particularly heinous, and even then, he'll get "monitored visitation" at the very least. He will also be ordered to pay child support.

Your girlfriend only has herself to blame for this situation because she had to have known what type of person he was when she decided to become pregnant. And, if she didn't know, then she was going through life with "blinders" on, and really has no excuses.

Now, she must come to grips with the situation and play the cards that were dealt to her.

IAAL