Hi all!
I am having a difficult time with my baby boy, all I want is to be there for him and to be a father. Hope this helps a bit.
I have a 4 month old boy and have only been able to see him once, which was when he was 2 weeks old. I was not there for the birth and have not been put down on his birth certificate. When I went to their house to see him, my ex's parents (who she lives with) sat me down and belittled me until I was in tears, before I got to see my baby boy.
I did my research and went to the Family Relationship Centre in order to do mediation with my ex. Her parents got involved in the mediation process and it was deemed unsuitable to do mediation, as I am doing all of this without support of anyone, which gave my ex an advantage over me.
A month later, I get an email from my ex's father (who I'm only in contact with) saying that they would like to discuss visitation rights for me to see my son. In that meeting, they notified me that they are moving to Adelaide at the end of the year, due to my ex's father being posted there by the defense force.
The grandfather of my son was pretty adamant that he did not want myself and them to end up in court, over this situation. As there will be no winners in the end result, other than the lawyers. They have told me that they don't expect any child support from me, as I could use those funds to visit him once a month, in Adelaide.
I have seen a duty lawyer at the family court, she told me to get a maternity test and to get my name put on the birth certificate. I have also handed my legal aid application in and am waiting to hear back from them.
I hope to get back some opinions. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
I am having a difficult time with my baby boy, all I want is to be there for him and to be a father. Hope this helps a bit.
I have a 4 month old boy and have only been able to see him once, which was when he was 2 weeks old. I was not there for the birth and have not been put down on his birth certificate. When I went to their house to see him, my ex's parents (who she lives with) sat me down and belittled me until I was in tears, before I got to see my baby boy.
I did my research and went to the Family Relationship Centre in order to do mediation with my ex. Her parents got involved in the mediation process and it was deemed unsuitable to do mediation, as I am doing all of this without support of anyone, which gave my ex an advantage over me.
A month later, I get an email from my ex's father (who I'm only in contact with) saying that they would like to discuss visitation rights for me to see my son. In that meeting, they notified me that they are moving to Adelaide at the end of the year, due to my ex's father being posted there by the defense force.
The grandfather of my son was pretty adamant that he did not want myself and them to end up in court, over this situation. As there will be no winners in the end result, other than the lawyers. They have told me that they don't expect any child support from me, as I could use those funds to visit him once a month, in Adelaide.
I have seen a duty lawyer at the family court, she told me to get a maternity test and to get my name put on the birth certificate. I have also handed my legal aid application in and am waiting to hear back from them.
I hope to get back some opinions. Thank you for taking the time to read this.