My Question is my Girlfriend of almost yrs have a daughter 5 . I have been helping her Mom by sometimes picking her up or dropping her off at daycare. And on numerous occasions stay with her while she works late. I treat her like my own, the problem is her Dad doesnt like the idea. And has threatened to take me to court to make it Stop. I have never been Arrested nor do i drink or do drugs. What are my legal rights. Thanks for the Advice.
Optional Information: State/Country relating to question: New York Already Tried: I just found out about this. I am going to try to find a Great Attorney.
Thank you for posting your question to JA/Pearl. Legal questions often take time for research or I may be offline so please be patient, I will reply.I understand that you have become attached to the child. However, you have no legal rights since you are not a blood relative and you are not married to the mother. Since you are a fit person to leave the child in the care and control of, it is unlikely that a court is going to do anything and I don't see that you need an attorney. In the event that the father does file, then the mother is the one that will need an attorney to file an answer to the petition. In most cases the father will not file since anything since any competent attorney will tell him that it is a waste of money. Of course, if you get married to the mother, then that changes everything.
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