Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

He has no right to come to the hospital. By statute, you are presumed to have sole legal and physical custody absent findings that you can share legal custody. You should discuss this all with a lawyer in advance. I or any lawyer here would be happy todiscuss this further; I maintain an office in Bristol County.

He has no right to come to the hospital. You will have at a minimum sole physical custody and have a presumed sole legal custody. You can speak with an attorney in advance of delivery to know your legal rights. Moreover, you can and should seek child support for your child from the biological father.

As my colleagues stated, you are under no obligation to allow him to visit you or the baby when he is born. If you are not married you are presumed to have sole custody. Also, if the father is not on the birth certificate, you may need to have paternity testing done unless it is determined & found voluntarily, i.e. if he wants to avoid support & does not want voluntarily to be adjudicated the father. This latter piece may be a non-issue since you are saying he is interested in pursuing custody.

After the baby is born you can go to Court to obtain custody and child support orders, and to deal with the paternity issue if necessary. It would be best to speak with an attorney in order to protect your rights, prior to filing anything.

Take care & good luck. My office is on the norht shore if that is of any help.

Sincerely,

Sue-Ellen Kresh