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the father has not spent much time with child since she was about 8 months old is not capable of caring for her
It could be one of many different things. Why don't you ask him? Or...if you mean you're the father of a 16-year-old and have no visitation rights, then why don't you go to court and get them?
No his father has that right when he exercises his visitation rights. You have no legal right to that kind of control.No his father has that right when he exercises his visitation rights. You have no legal right to that kind of control.No his father has that right when he exercises his visitation rights. You have no legal right to that kind of control.No his father has that right when he exercises his visitation rights. You have no legal right to that kind of control.
If the court order says the father has visitation rights, then the father has visitation rights and what the 17 year old thinks about it doesn't legally matter any more than the 17 year old would be able to get a court to find him not guilty of stealing something on the grounds that he really, really wanted it and couldn't pay for it.So, yes. The 17 year old has to visit the father. The court can't require him to be happy about it, but they can require him to do it.
unless the father is abusing the 17yr old physically or emotionally then there isn't much of a choice. Court order visitation is mandatory unless the parent with visitation relinquishes his or her right to do so. The option is for the custodial parent to file a petition on behalf of the minor requesting the visitation order be amended or rescinded. A 17-year-old would be given the opportunity to present reasons for the request to the judge, likewise, the parent who holds visitation rights would be allowed to file an objection.
is it safe keeping father with its one month old pet rabbit babies
Yes of course you can. Visitation rights or shared custody should be settled when they are babies. There should have been a visitation order entered at the time the father was granted custody. There is no age restriction. Unless you were deemed an unfit parent you have the right to a visitation schedule. You should return to the court that issued the custody order and request a visitation schedule.
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Once the father's paternity has been established he can obtain a visitation schedule unless he is deemed an unfit parent by the court. In order to prevent his obtaining a visitation schedule you would need to provide evidence to the court that he is an unfit parent.You have the right to seek a child support order.
Yes, he can, just as any parent is entitled to do so around their children of any age.
I can't envision that you could be forced by law to go to visitation with your father, however if the court did, in fact, order it, you would have to comply. If not, it then becomes a matter of obeying your mother or guardian and accompanying them on the visit. You should also consider the good effect it might have on your father to see you.