Hi,
My current situation is this. My daughter is nearly 17 months old and now her mother and I are probably going to separate. We aren't getting along and her mother seems hell bent on trying to make me suffer with my only child for it.
She insists now that she's only going to let me see my daughter every other weekend. I don't see how that can possibly be fair to me or to my daughter and I know that she is only doing this to be spiteful and vengeful.
What are my rights? We're still living together now in an apartment that we share, but she says that she will be moving out in just a couple of weeks. Our lease ends at the end of march and I'm assuming that I'll get stuck paying the rent when she leaves too.
I'm scared to death that I'm not going to get to see my daughter enough. I'm scared for myself and for her. I'm a good father. I love spending time with her and playing with her and being with her. I know that she needs that and I know that its important for a child to have time with both of her parents. If my soon-to-be ex gets her way she will shut me out of my daughters life. What DO I DO?!
I feel helpless right now and I feel like there is nothing that I can do. I hear so many horror stories of fathers being denied equal access to their children. And I want to be around and I want to be in her life as much as possible. I know that it won't work for either her mother or myself for me to come and visit every day. But it seems fair and and responsible for me to atleast get to see my child every couple of days. Please help me. Thank you
-Andrew in Cleveland
My current situation is this. My daughter is nearly 17 months old and now her mother and I are probably going to separate. We aren't getting along and her mother seems hell bent on trying to make me suffer with my only child for it.
She insists now that she's only going to let me see my daughter every other weekend. I don't see how that can possibly be fair to me or to my daughter and I know that she is only doing this to be spiteful and vengeful.
What are my rights? We're still living together now in an apartment that we share, but she says that she will be moving out in just a couple of weeks. Our lease ends at the end of march and I'm assuming that I'll get stuck paying the rent when she leaves too.
I'm scared to death that I'm not going to get to see my daughter enough. I'm scared for myself and for her. I'm a good father. I love spending time with her and playing with her and being with her. I know that she needs that and I know that its important for a child to have time with both of her parents. If my soon-to-be ex gets her way she will shut me out of my daughters life. What DO I DO?!
I feel helpless right now and I feel like there is nothing that I can do. I hear so many horror stories of fathers being denied equal access to their children. And I want to be around and I want to be in her life as much as possible. I know that it won't work for either her mother or myself for me to come and visit every day. But it seems fair and and responsible for me to atleast get to see my child every couple of days. Please help me. Thank you
-Andrew in Cleveland