Please answer… do fathers have rights??
Of course he has rights. If he has legal visitation that is court ordered his ex-wife can not stop him from seeing that child. In other words, she can not stop a court order or she can be held “in contempt”. It’s very simple. All he has to do when it is his time for visitation, if the ex-wife is one of her moods, is show up to pick the child up with his court papers in hand. If she still doesn’t want to let him have his visitation, he needs to show up with the local authorities, i.e. police, sheriff. They can enforce a court order. If it goes beyond that, your husband with have to file contempt charges with the court. Then she will have to answer to a judge or magistrate on why she is withholding the father from seeing that child.
The father has full rights if he has been named on the birth certificat eand if the child was born after Dec 2003. If the child was born before this date then the father’s rights are considerably different, my best advise would be to seek legal advice. Good luck with this, the little boy is lucky to have a father that is so interested and wishes to be part of his life.
Yes, fathers have rights. No, she is not allowed to do this. Especially if they have a custody agreement that allows him to see his children. If he is attempting to see or contact them appropriately according to what the judge as ordered, it is illegal for her to try to stop that. He has an obligation to his children to take her to court and fight for his rights as a parent. This isn’t suing her or anything like that. He is simply making a domestic relations petition to the court. It is one of the best reasons in life anyone should enter a courtroom as children NEED their fathers. If he is willing to be there for his kids, he should be. Furthermore, in many cases, a lot of domestic relations judges feel that purposely keeping a child from a father (who is safe to be with) for vengeance against the father is a form of child abuse. I would certainly explore it. His children are worth fighting for.
