NSW Lawyer for a Paternity Case

[Jayzee]

Hey,

So I have this situation where I didn't put the father on my son's birth certificate. My son is 7 months now and since my ex and I separated, he has gotten a lawyer and sent me a letter of demand to see X.

I don't want him having anything to do with X for multiple reasons and I'm looking for a good lawyer to respond with.

Any suggestions? Thank you!

 

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[Gorodetsky]

Hi jayzee,

I'm not a solicitor.

Suggestions?

Your son has a right to see and form a relationship with both his parents. Maybe you should let him.

I'm guessing you going to say that the father is an all round bad guy...(one of the usual justifications)...That doesn't change the kids right to know both his parents.

You can spend a lot of money trying to stop this....A good Solicitor will tell you the same thing.

Good luck

 

[Jayzee]

Gorodetsky I would agree, except for the fact that he told me that he would do anything it took to make me regret leaving him. And when we were together he showed very little interest in Xander. I have no problem with my child having a loving father, but I refuse to let him be made into a pawn in a game.

 

[Gorodetsky]

Hi jayzee,

You don't need to convince me. I didn't post because I wanted to argue.

[No interest in child] + [threat about regret] + [multiple reasons] = all round bad guy...Ok, I get it.

Did you really just post that you don't want the kid to be a pawn in a game...After seeking a solicitor to help stopping the father from having anything to do with the kid?

He's already got a solicitor telling him "the courts will give a (well behaved) father access". They'll be telling him to behave.

Phone around a few family lawyers...Some Solicitors give the first 15 minutes free phone advice...They'll tell you that you cannot simply decide to cut access to the father.

Good luck

 

[AllForHer]

I have no problem with my child having a loving father...

The time for deciding who would make a loving father for your kid has long passed. You'll be hard-pressed to find a lawyer who thinks you can oust dad from your son's life on grounds he said he wants you to regret leaving him. That's a beef between you and the father, not the father and his kid.

For the record, I wouldn't call it uncommon these days for the Courts to reverse residency in situations where the primary carer is unable to facilitate and encourage a relationship between a child and their parent. Best to act carefully if you're withholding the child on flimsy grounds.

 

[Blessing]

Whether or not you want to allow the father to see his son, it is a good idea that you find a lawyer...clearly the case will be headed straight to Court.

However just as everyone said, best to lower your expectation, it is highly unlikely that you can get a no time order in Court. Your personal issues with the father become irrelevant and his past actions while taken in consideration will not be the deciding factor...

What the court sees as the best interest of your son will take priority and one of the important things they emphasis is that the child have a relationship with both his parents.