Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio
The right to leave with daughter
i have a four year old daughter.and she is my pride and joy.she has the last name of my girl friend.and yet,me and my girlfriend are not married.and she says i have no rights to my daughter.Meaning,i do not have the right to take her any where,even out of state.my question is,do i have any rights,as a father to my four year old daughter and do i have the right to take her out of the state of ohio?thank you in advance.
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Re: The right to leave with daughter
First of all, I imagine that paternity has not been established. Secondly, I imagine that you do not live with her anymore. If that is so then you will need to go to CSEA to get paternity established. Once that is done, then you can at least have visitation that the Court orders. At that point, you will be able to take your daughter out of state if you want. That is, if there is no reason to deny you visitation, such as drugs or violence in your past.
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