Legal Question in Family Law in New York
can a father in NY state request that the mother of their unborn child stay with in a certain mileage of the fathers residents and how can it be done the two are not a couple how ever they currently have live in the same apartment for financial reasons .the mother of the unborn baby threatens to go back to where she lived before some where in Virginia. he does not want to wait till the baby is born to take action he has been apart of the pregnancy care ,DR. visits and supporting this woman with the help of social services. please give us any and all information you can on his rights now and after the baby is born as a father thank you
1 Answer from Attorneys
Good question. Never heard of this situation. However, it is my opinion that since a fetus is not a child under New York State law, the father would have no rights over the mother's body.
Mike.