Thanks for the fast and clear response: as a father never married to the mother of an 8-month-old infant (carrying my name), I only have visitation rights by court order, and my spouse can participate in visits only if the court order includes unsupervised visits.
Further facts:
1. I have maintained contact with the child since birth, we have successfully raised other children, do not use drugs or alcohol, have no criminal records, and are responsible citizens with professional jobs. In a court hearing, there would be no possible evidence that unsupervised visitation would be dangerous to the child.
Request for clarification:
Is the court likely to grant unsupervised visitation (either immediately or after some number of supervised visits)? Or, if the mother simply feels strongly about my spouse not participating, with no evidence of danger, is there a significant chance that the court would forbit my spouse's participation?
Further facts:
1. I have maintained contact with the child since birth, we have successfully raised other children, do not use drugs or alcohol, have no criminal records, and are responsible citizens with professional jobs. In a court hearing, there would be no possible evidence that unsupervised visitation would be dangerous to the child.
Request for clarification:
Is the court likely to grant unsupervised visitation (either immediately or after some number of supervised visits)? Or, if the mother simply feels strongly about my spouse not participating, with no evidence of danger, is there a significant chance that the court would forbit my spouse's participation?