Mother is keeping the baby away!!!

[AdrienneDanae Edwards]

My fiance has a daughter that lives in Tampa. The mother and grandmother have not allowed him to speak to his daughter. The home they are living in is nasty and full of roaches. No one in the house has a job. They are living off of his child support and the government. And now we think that the mother is moving, but is not giving us any information. I believe that he should try to get full custody, but he isn't really doing any thing. He wants to be in his daughter's life. I would like to know what our chances are of getting the baby, and what we need to do to make it happen?

[Attorney Allison Belcher]

Is his child support ordered through a court order or through the department of revenue. Also, was he married to the babies mom. If he wasn't married to her, he needs to file a petition for paternity, which will first establish paternity and also set up child time sharing and/or custody.

[AdrienneDanae Edwards]

Department of revenue and no they were not married. We did establish paternity when we went to court for the child support. What do we need to do after that to get visitation?

[Attorney Cheri Hobbs]

The father can file a Petition to Establish Time Sharing. He would need to have the Mother served by a sheriff or process server. The court will address time sharing, residential responsibility and may amend the child support order.

Attorney Cheri Hobbs

[jelly8614]

My personal opinion on this is that its not your baby so you need to not worry about it. Not to sound rube but stay the ##!**!! (word removed by admin) out of it she is a wonderful mother and thats the most important part, and just to let you know her house is clean and has no roaches, but you would not know this because you have never been there so stay out of it and mind your own. Thanks

[AdrienneDanae Edwards]

My personal opinion on this is that its not your baby so you need to not worry about it. Not to sound rube but stay the ##!**!! (word removed by admin) out of it she is a wonderful mother and thats the most important part, and just to let you know her house is clean and has no roaches, but you would not know this because you have never been there so stay out of it and mind your own. Thanks

grow up jessica...my son will know his sister.

[AdrienneDanae Edwards]

My step-daughter's relationship with her father and brother is my business. You need to mature and realize that you keeping her from her family is hurting not only us but her as well. What do you think she is going to think of your behavior when she is old enough to realize that her father didn't abandon her but was pushed out of her life? what will you say to her "he didn't want to be with me so he didn't want you"? I pray she is smarter than that!