Legal Question in Family Law in Wisconsin
My 18 year old son is expecting a baby with his ex girlfriend. She is not taking care of herself, and really not gaining any weight. He just went to the last doctor's visit and saw the gender of the baby. After this visit the ex has posted that he will not have any access tot he baby, she will not tell him when the baby is born and will not put his name on the birth certificate. My son has asked the doctor to notify him of the health of his baby only the doctor said he has no rights, and that he can not be in the delivery room and will not have his name on the birth certificate. My son would like to know how his child is, when it's born, and would definitely want his name on the birth certificate. He is keeping photo's of her with people smoking and drinking, face book postings of her stating that she got piercings, and has the date that the doctor had stated to both of them that she is not gaining enough weight. He plans on possibly at one point having to take her to court for primary custody. In general what rights does my son have to his child and to it's safety.
thank you
signed a concerned grandmother to be
1 Answer from Attorneys
The doctor is correct. He has no rights until the child is born and his rights are established by a court. The Minnesota Father�s Adoption Registry provides a means by which a father can register to protect his rights to be notified of his child�s pending or future adoption. The registry is for potential fathers who have not established paternity and who are not married to the mother of their child. The potential father must register no later than 30 days after the birth of the child.
Once the child is born, the father must commence a custody and parenting time action to establish rights.
Maury D. Beaulier
Attorney at Law
(612) 240-8005
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