Legal Question in Family Law in New York
Child visitation
My girlfriend & I have a 2 month old child. We have parted our own ways. She lives in New Jersey and I live in Brooklyn, N. Y. She is not allowing me to bring child with me to Brooklyn on my 2 days I am off from work. I just wanted to know what are my legal rights as the biological father.
Asked on 4/14/09, 1:49 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Antoinette Wooten
The Wooten Legal Consulting, PC
Re: Child visitation
Have you filed for visitation or did you and the mother just agree to the visits?
Are you interested in obtaining joint custody of the child wherein the mother has physical custody, but you both make decisions regarding the child's life?
Antoinette M. Wooten, Esq.
Belleville, NJ
Answered on 4/14/09, 1:54 pm