Legal Question in Family Law in Montana

Frankly, your fianc� should have consulted an attorney a long time ago rather than going online for help. Dad will need to prove the Court at least these things:

If he wants to maintain parenting rights, he will need to convince the Court that he has been an active parent, participating in things like diaper changing, feeding, reading, playing age-appropriate games, going to parent-teacher meetings, doctor appointments, etc. Even if the children are preschool, you get the drift of �active�.

He will need to convince the Court that he has been financially responsible by timely paying or contributing to child-related expenses like groceries, clothing, books and toys, rent.

He will need to bring hard evidence such as bills he�s paid and the cancelled checks to prove it, and testimony from people who observed his interactions with the children.

He should also be prepared tell the Court what kind of parenting schedule he wants and why the Court should consider adopting his schedule. Why will his schedule be in the children�s best interest?

Having a subsequent child (yours and his) should change his child support obligation but perhaps by less than he might hope. He will need to submit information to Child Support Enforcement for a re-calculation if he wants to amend the child support obligation.

And, frankly, if you are not married, you and he would be wise to have a parenting plan and a child support order to protect this third child.