Hi,
I have a few questions regarding parental/ legal rights to a child post-completion of 2 year domestic violence order or DVO.
The biological father of my now 11.5 month old son was placed under a 2-year (no conditions) domestic violence protective order when my son was 4 months old. The order was organised by the district court to protect both my son and myself (mother) from my son's biological father as he became physically and verbally abusive toward my newborn son and myself by the time my son was three weeks old.
The abusive incidents toward my son continued and worsened over the following month. I then told his father he had to find somewhere else to live and was not allowed to touch our newborn son without my permission until his departure.
My son's father refused to move out and the domestic violence continued until I managed to get the landlord to evict him from the premises. Once he was gone, I went through the process of applying for the protective order, which was finalised (as said) by the time my son was four months old.
I am wondering what happens once the DVO ends? Will my son's biological father gain parental rights as soon as the DVO has ended?
Side note - the father is not on the birth certificate as he was not present (nor did he want to be) when my son's birth was registered.
The father himself has no desire to be a part of his son's life, however his mother (my son's grandmother) is a highly manipulative woman who is sour over the fact as a result of her son's actions toward my son. I ceased contact with her, meaning she doesn't see her Grandson...
She is an extremely firm influence on her son (my son's abusive father) and I wouldn't be surprised if she pushes him to gain rights once the DVO has ended so that the both of them get to see my son.
It is no way in hell in my son's best interest to have his biological father in his life or for him to spend regular time with him due to the mere fact he was abusive toward him as a newborn!
If someone could please tell me what the father would be entitled to in regard to my son post completion of DVO that would be great, as the idea of being forced by courts to leave my son with his previously abusive father for any amount of time supervised or unsupervised scares me everyday!
Thank you!
I have a few questions regarding parental/ legal rights to a child post-completion of 2 year domestic violence order or DVO.
The biological father of my now 11.5 month old son was placed under a 2-year (no conditions) domestic violence protective order when my son was 4 months old. The order was organised by the district court to protect both my son and myself (mother) from my son's biological father as he became physically and verbally abusive toward my newborn son and myself by the time my son was three weeks old.
The abusive incidents toward my son continued and worsened over the following month. I then told his father he had to find somewhere else to live and was not allowed to touch our newborn son without my permission until his departure.
My son's father refused to move out and the domestic violence continued until I managed to get the landlord to evict him from the premises. Once he was gone, I went through the process of applying for the protective order, which was finalised (as said) by the time my son was four months old.
I am wondering what happens once the DVO ends? Will my son's biological father gain parental rights as soon as the DVO has ended?
Side note - the father is not on the birth certificate as he was not present (nor did he want to be) when my son's birth was registered.
The father himself has no desire to be a part of his son's life, however his mother (my son's grandmother) is a highly manipulative woman who is sour over the fact as a result of her son's actions toward my son. I ceased contact with her, meaning she doesn't see her Grandson...
She is an extremely firm influence on her son (my son's abusive father) and I wouldn't be surprised if she pushes him to gain rights once the DVO has ended so that the both of them get to see my son.
It is no way in hell in my son's best interest to have his biological father in his life or for him to spend regular time with him due to the mere fact he was abusive toward him as a newborn!
If someone could please tell me what the father would be entitled to in regard to my son post completion of DVO that would be great, as the idea of being forced by courts to leave my son with his previously abusive father for any amount of time supervised or unsupervised scares me everyday!
Thank you!