Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois
custody rights
My ex-fiancee and I have a 1yr old daughter. He says he has a legal right to show up at my house anytime he wants, beacuse he is the father. I want to know if this is true.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: custody rights
Hello and Happy New Year. If your
ex-fiance has not been legally declared the father of your child,
you should immediately file a paternity suit against him. This will
get the process started for you to
receive the proper amount of child support and then visitation can be
appropriately arranged by the Court.
This will eliminate his unexpected
visits which will certainly lead to
trouble. Otherwise, without an order
declaring him the father, legally he
has no rights to the child and has
no rights of visitation. I will be
happy to discuss this with you further
and in more detail.