Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts
Visitation for non-custodial parent
I was never married to my sons father. My son is now 5. 3 years ago the father abused me in front of my son. I currently have a restraining order. We have been to court at least 6 times in the last 3 years. Everytime we go, the judge asks him if he wants visitation. He says yes but never files for it. Now, all of a sudden he is asking for visitation on weekdays, weekends, holidays & vacations. He has had no contact with my son in 3 years. No Christmas cards, no Birthday cards, nothing! What rights does he have now that it has been so long? What can I do to prepare myself for court? If he gets visitation can I request that it be supervised and that my son not have visits with the fathers new girlfriend? I have both legal & physical custody. He has been paying child support only because if he misses a week he will be senteced to 30 days in jail. Also, I have been with my current boyfriend for 3 years and my son calls him daddy. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU!
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Re: Visitation for non-custodial parent
What was the so-called abuse your son's father did to you?
Do you not understand that YOU are abusing your son?
What right do you have to not let him know his own father?
Did you not like your own father?
If you did, would you have been happy not knowing him?
Do you not see the hypocrisy in your own actions: You are saying it is OK for you to have your son call your boyfriend Daddy, but it is not OK for him to be near his father's girlfriend.
You have a lot of re-thinking to do.
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