Legal Question in Family Law in Kentucky

Re: Missing father

You have many options available to you inthis situation. Obviously, you have pursued one which is the criminal non-support option. Other options include: name change (a court may grant if it determines it is in the best interests of the child and as sole custodian you may have more of an input in this decision), visitation change (alter to supervised visits until he returns and explains himself), and adoption (a slightly more complicated process which requires the child to have a stepparent willing to adopt). feel free to e-mail me with additional questions at [email protected].

Re: Missing father

Name changes must be approved by a court,

and notice must be given to the other (absent)

parent. Regarding visitation, a court would have

to find that either no visitation or supervised

visitation would be in the best interest of the

child. There is a presumption that visitation is

in the child's best interest, and it would be

necessary to establish why eliminating visitation

or limiting it to supervised would be in the

child's best interest.

Best wishes, I hope this has been helpful.