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THXFelicia
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What is the name of your state? Ca
Please advise!! Case background: Biological father convicted of felony child abuse against child when child was 3 months old. Currently biofather has supervised visitation (my husband or myself supervising) with child, that met 2 times a month. When living in the same state, biofather attended the supervised visits, and pays his ordered support. Child has no idea who biofather really is, calls him by his first name. Child has no interest in biofather due to the fact that no parent-child relationship exists. My husband has been daddy and has raised him since as long as child can remember. I am incredibly frightened of the biofather being granted unsupervised visits with my child. The court paperwork states that a particular court has jurisdiction (different state from where I live now)--is it possible to change venues to state where child and I have resided for over a year? Also, court decree says that the issue of unsupervised visits can be revisited 60 days past the start of kindergarten--this means next fall. Is he likely to get unsupervised at this point, and how does that work? We live on opposite ends of country now. Are unsupervised visits begun slowly with small increments, or will the fact that we live far away make the judge grant the biofather longer (since it will be more infrequent) visits. I am desperate for any advice or input, and am at a loss as to how to protect my child when judges seem intent on the abusive biofather's interests--not best interests of child.
Please advise!! Case background: Biological father convicted of felony child abuse against child when child was 3 months old. Currently biofather has supervised visitation (my husband or myself supervising) with child, that met 2 times a month. When living in the same state, biofather attended the supervised visits, and pays his ordered support. Child has no idea who biofather really is, calls him by his first name. Child has no interest in biofather due to the fact that no parent-child relationship exists. My husband has been daddy and has raised him since as long as child can remember. I am incredibly frightened of the biofather being granted unsupervised visits with my child. The court paperwork states that a particular court has jurisdiction (different state from where I live now)--is it possible to change venues to state where child and I have resided for over a year? Also, court decree says that the issue of unsupervised visits can be revisited 60 days past the start of kindergarten--this means next fall. Is he likely to get unsupervised at this point, and how does that work? We live on opposite ends of country now. Are unsupervised visits begun slowly with small increments, or will the fact that we live far away make the judge grant the biofather longer (since it will be more infrequent) visits. I am desperate for any advice or input, and am at a loss as to how to protect my child when judges seem intent on the abusive biofather's interests--not best interests of child.