mysticmadlove
Junior Member
My fiance has a 2 year old son with another woman. They had no prior relationship, but a brief intimate encounter. He saw the child a couple of times when he was first born, but hasnt since. there has been no contact between both parents, and he wants to write a letter stating he wishes to have no contact with the child. Legally, how could this hurt us in the future if she chose to seek child support? We tried to get her to sign legitimation Papers, but she refused. She did not put his name on the birth certificate, and several other issues. We decided since she has fought us on any rights, its best we stay out of the childs life since hes so young. She had expressed in the beginning that her family and herself would never take us to court, and offered us a chance to choose to not be in the childs life. I understand though, unlike myfiance, that things change and within 16 more years, she could seek child support, which she would have any right to do so. But id want my fiance to have some rights to the child, as well as visitation if she chose to sue for child support.
Please let me say that we tried for 6 months to see the child and talk to her about having rights to have the child at our place during some weekends. We said that if it took a year or two of us visiting her family's house to see the child before she would allow us, then we underxtood. She never would give us an answer and there were several personal issues going on with her family and my fiance and me. We knew that we'd ultimately have to take her to court for parental rights and visitation. We spent some money on a lawyer for the first step in her signing legitimation papers, but she refused. We.ve spent time deciding that a lifetime of fighting in the childs life is not what is best. But I think it is best to allow her to know what we decided, however I want to make sure legally what the epricutions would be.
I appreciate your time.
Please let me say that we tried for 6 months to see the child and talk to her about having rights to have the child at our place during some weekends. We said that if it took a year or two of us visiting her family's house to see the child before she would allow us, then we underxtood. She never would give us an answer and there were several personal issues going on with her family and my fiance and me. We knew that we'd ultimately have to take her to court for parental rights and visitation. We spent some money on a lawyer for the first step in her signing legitimation papers, but she refused. We.ve spent time deciding that a lifetime of fighting in the childs life is not what is best. But I think it is best to allow her to know what we decided, however I want to make sure legally what the epricutions would be.
I appreciate your time.