fathers rights

[vinrex7]

My partner and i are in the middle of a break up and she is telling me i'm not allowed to see my 10 month old son. what rights do i have ? cheers

[VillageVicar]

If you are the biological father you have every right to see your child. Sadly, you are at the beginning of a very emotive and challeging experience with the courts. Please, I encourage you to immediately seek legal advice. You need to be aware of the laws concerning this.

Please contact Parentline on: 0808 800 2222 to gain initial advice and drop by your Citizen's Advice bureau. They will have lots to offer.

I wish you well

Fr Bill

[tazz214]

if you are named on the birth certificate then this gives you parental resposibility which means you have just as much right to have a say in your sons future as she has and have regular contact, if you were to take it through the courts she definately would not be able to stop you from seeing him, however if your name is not on the birth certificate you could face some problems when it comes to having contact with your son. Google Parental Resposiblity. hope this helps.

[lonedad]

Are you on the birth certificate? If you are, then you have parental responsibilty and have just as much right to see your son as she does. I beleive they changed all this 2 years ago. Go and see a solicitor straight away. Looks like shes using your son to get at you.
Unfortunatly, I hear of this sort of thing all the time. Keep with it, try and be patient and let the courts do their work. I cant see any reason for them to turn you down. It may help your case if you payed his mother some money each week for his upkeep. This will look in court. Also, keep written logs of every kind of contact you have with his mother.
Good luck mate, I wish you and your son all the very best