Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania

rights to non paternal relationships

i fathered my ex's daughter, for 5 years. since she was 15 months old. she is 6 now. about 3 months ago (mid dec. 06) her mother stopped her from seeing me and told her that i was not her real father. i had been pushing to get together and tell her the truth and with proper reinforcement make it a healthy step for her at age 6. her mother didnt want to do that with me. so she did it behind my back and stopped me from being able to see her at all now. do i have any rights with my 'little girl'? i get my 4 year old son that is also my exs son every weekend and his sister has to stay home. i feel that it is unhealthy and i miss her. i just dont know if i have any rights at all being that i havent donated the sperm, but have treated her like my own since 15 months till a few months ago. and her mother and i havent even been together since august 2005, and i still had my 'little girl' every weekend with my son. now my ex has a new boyfriend and i am no longer 'daddy' to her daughter. so...if you have any information that would be helpful to me...websites i could research, phone numbers, any kind of information that could possibly help me would be so greatly appreciated. we are in reading pennsylvania. thank you so much.


Asked on 3/14/07, 12:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Jackson Law Office of John A. Jackson, P.C.

Re: rights to non paternal relationships

There is a lot going on here. 1) It is possible that you can go to court and get visitation. This is because you treated this girl as your own daughter and I presume supported her. 2) Why not take a paternity test? Even if you lose then you are found not to be the biological father you can fall back on (1) and if you are the biological father you have even stronger rights.

You will want to speak with a local attorney about going to court to increase your chances of a positive out come but you certainly have an argument.

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Answered on 3/14/07, 5:54 pm


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