Do we have visitation rights even if there is no formal custody arrangement?
Of course as the father he is legally entitled to rights of custody and visitation. However, if he has not asserted these rights in court and received a court order, she could withhold visitation at any point. The only way to be sure that he will be able to visit is to file for visitation in court. Go to the courthouse in the county where the child lives and ask for paperwork. You can probably file it yourself, especially if she doesn’t fight it. But you’re going to have to appear in court, which could be difficult given that you’re out of state . . . which brings up another point I’d like to make. Your boyfriend needs to do what he has to in order to father his child. I would suggest that you make arrangements to move to Indiana. I know it’s not a small thing. But his child needs him. You’d want him to do the same thing for your child. Think about it.
