Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Re: Help with my legal child and daughters unlegal bio-grandparent.

If a man has been found by a Judge in a final court decree to be the father of the child then that man is the father of the child.

Believe it or not, I know of several cases where a man has been declared to be the father of a child and he is not the blood-father of the child. In Harris County, the Judge refused to remove one man as the father and replace him with the real father even though both men and the mother of the child wanted to make a change.

In summary, stay away from this people. If they do not have a court order regarding visitation or a legal relationship with the child, then they have no rights to the child.

If you need to discuss this further, please call me at 713-847-6000. Be sure to tell my secretary that you found me on Lawguru.com

Best of luck to you!

Re: Help with my legal child and daughters unlegal bio-grandparent.

Neither this man nor his parents have any right to see your child unless this man is adjudicated by the court to be the biological father. In order for that to happen he will have to begin paternity proceedings to prove or rather challenge the paternity of the child. Whether denying his parents access to your child "will get you into trouble" or not depends on how you define trouble. If the facts as you have related them are accurate, then they have no legal right to demand to see your child. If you find that you need legal representation, feel free to contact me at (832)443-7170. Please be sure to say you were referred by LawGuru.com.

Best of Luck

Stephanie T. Shipp, Attorney At Law