WHAT CAN I DO?

i have a 5 year old daughter with my ex boyfriend. We have been split up for three years now. In those three years he has only gave me money once and has not seen her in two years. I want to go after him for support but he has a volient temper(reason why we split up)and I do not want my daughter around him at all. I mean he has not bother with her for two years why should i make him see her now? and He will fight me in court to get some kind of visition with her? what should i do just keep it the way it is or go after him?

WHAT STATE ARE YOU IN?

If you can prove that he has been abusive to you and your child in the past, then you may stand a chance of Supervised visits. But he may need to have been arrested for what you are accusing him of, without proof, you don't stand a chance, and it doesn't make you look good to the courts.

A father has the right to see his child. If you fight him too much about seeing his child, you may end up losing custody (speaking from experience!) for protecting your daughter too much.

In the last few years, he could have changed, This is what the courts may say as well as his attorney.

Request that you both be required to enroll in parenting classes as well as anger management classes, this may help you both. Or you can go to these classes on your own and state in court that they have helped you and deem it fair that he take the classes as well (they can't force him, but it never hurts to ask).

As far as Support is concerned, go to your local support enforcement agency and put in your request for assistance in collecting, and they will take it from there, and he can't get too mad at you if someone else is coming after him for something which your child deserves in the first place.

Good luck,

Ukiah