What exactly does this mean?

[txrose1998]

What is the name of your state? TX

In my divorce decree, under access rights, is states

"It is in the best interest of the child that the Respondent have no access rights to the child. Respondent has abandoned the child and has not seen her or Petioner since May 27, 2002."

Just to clarify, because i had some people tell me differently, can he see his child? Wouldn't he need to go back to court to get visitation?

 

[seniorjudge]

No, the respondent cannot see his child and yes, the respondent would have to go back to court to get that changed.

 

[txrose1998]

Just to clarify, I am the petitioner

 

[MammaOfGirls]

What is the name of your state? TX

In my divorce decree, under access rights, is states

"It is in the best interest of the child that the Respondent have no access rights to the child. Respondent has abandoned the child and has not seen her or Petioner since May 27, 2002."

Just to clarify, because i had some people tell me differently, can he see his child? Wouldn't he need to go back to court to get visitation?

If I am reading that correctly, and I know a lot of the wording they use in legal documents can be a bit misleading, but what I get from that is that he does not have any rights to his child and that he would have to go to court and prove to them why he should have any rights to his child or prove to them that he should have contact with his child before any of that is even given back to him. He's pretty much forfitted all of his rights to his child or at least the court did that for him because they saw him unfit to be a parent.

 

[moburkes]

If I am reading that correctly, and I know a lot of the wording they use in legal documents can be a bit misleading, but what I get from that is that he does not have any rights to his child and that he would have to go to court and prove to them why he should have any rights to his child or prove to them that he should have contact with his child before any of that is even given back to him. He's pretty much forfitted all of his rights to his child or at least the court did that for him because they saw him unfit to be a parent.

What a run-on sentence! If you're not sure, why don't you let the previous answer stand? It certainly answered the question. It was accurate and complete and easy to read.

 

[txrose1998]

No, the respondent cannot see his child and yes, the respondent would have to go back to court to get that changed.

Thanks, seniorjudge!