Advice on seeing my son

[car_guy]

What is the name of your state? Ohio

I am looking for some advice.

My ex girlfriend & I have a child together. It's a long story which I will spare you, but I am not on the birth certificate as his father.

We have broken up & she refuses to let me see him. I know that I have rights but I need to be recognized as his father by the court to have these rights.

I have no problem doing that but I just need to know the proper steps that I should take.

In addition, I would like to pursue full custody of this child because I do not believe that he is getting adequate care.

Does anyone have any advice for me as to how I should begin this process ?

Thanks for your time

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state? Ohio

I am looking for some advice.

My ex girlfriend & I have a child together. It's a long story which I will spare you, but I am not on the birth certificate as his father.

We have broken up & she refuses to let me see him. I know that I have rights but I need to be recognized as his father by the court to have these rights.

I have no problem doing that but I just need to know the proper steps that I should take.

In addition, I would like to pursue full custody of this child because I do not believe that he is getting adequate care.

Does anyone have any advice for me as to how I should begin this process ?

Thanks for your time

Unless you can prove mom legally unfit (which is VERY difficult to do) you can forget about the idea of full custody. Its rare for full or sole custody to be ordered for either parent these days. Even primary custody could be quite difficult depending on the circumstances.
Your end result is likely to be some form of shared parenting.

Your first step is to file to establish paternity. That will require a DNA test to prove that you are the father.