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hickvillehick

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What is the name of your state? AR

Baby born to two unwed juveniles. No father listed on birth certificate. No court orders currently. Father has past supervised probation for drugs (MT) and current supervised probation for assault and battery (AR). Father lives with mother/stepdad. Stepdad has long arrest record locally, including drug-related. Father turns 18 in a few months.

Can juvenile records be subpoenaed for court when determining visitation?
Would they be considered a deterrant for visitation?
If father remains in current home, could stepdad's arrest records be admitted?
Would stepdad's records be a deterrant for visitation?

Thanks
 


LdiJ

LdiJ

Senior Member
hickvillehick said:
What is the name of your state? AR

Baby born to two unwed juveniles. No father listed on birth certificate. No court orders currently. Father has past supervised probation for drugs (MT) and current supervised probation for assault and battery (AR). Father lives with mother/stepdad. Stepdad has long arrest record locally, including drug-related. Father turns 18 in a few months.

Can juvenile records be subpoenaed for court when determining visitation?
Would they be considered a deterrant for visitation?
If father remains in current home, could stepdad's arrest records be admitted?
Would stepdad's records be a deterrant for visitation?

Thanks
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All of those factors can be considered in determining visitation. However don't expect that the father can be denied visitation entirely. At a minimum the father would recieve supervised visitation. However, at the moment, since there are no court orders and paternity hasn't even been established the mother of the child is in control of what kind of visitation the father recieves. At this point the father is actually a legal stranger to the child.

Until the father files to establish paternity (or the mother files for child support which will also establish paternity) AND then dad files for visitation, the point is somewhat moot.
 
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