Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut

Is the paternity established (by a court, not just "everybody knows it's mine")? Is there a court order for visitation (also called a Parenting Plan) in place? The court will almost certainly allow you some kind of contact/visitation with the child, but you will first have to have a court establish paternity and bring what's called a Custody Action in CT to get a parenting plan established. Issues will include 1) how old is the child? 2) how long has it been since you have had contact with the child? (You may have to gradually re-integrate yourself into the child's life if you've been out of it for a while) 3) your(and her) current situation and history. One minor MJ conviction isn't going to preclude you from visitation. All of this will require time, effort and money.