mamaplus2kids

Stormyautumn,

That was a wonderful suggestion to not put the father's name on the birth certificate. I wish I had done that! It would have saved me so much heartache. The father should fight for his rights if he wants them. Then, the mother can state her fears and the courts will take that seriously. I finally have gotten "supervised visitation" for my kids, but it took a court case and lots of legal fees to do this. It would have been much simpler to omit his name from the birth certificate! As a mother, you have that right. I don't think it's sneaky. It's so easy for a man to father a child... why should he get his "rights" automatically? He should work for that right. If he's an addict, he won't stand much of a chance of having the child unsupervised.