My daughter is 16 and pregnant. About a month ago her boyfreind told the father about the pregnancy. Ofcourse he was upset and tried to demand an abortion. This is not an option ,the boyfreind wants to go to the dr with her and be there for the baby. The father is demanding he break up with her and not say he is the father. Does the boyfreind have any kind of rights? He is 16 as well and the father says he can not see my daughter or the baby until he is eighteen. Do I have any options?
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yes he does have rights and if he wants to see his child he can, he can be accounted as an adult now and ur daughter 2 since she is pregnant and he is the father. Take him to a lawyer or the police they will tell you he can see his child. He cant demand them to brake up but if his father wont help his son Thur this.it could be your problem and you might have to take him in and help both ur daughter and him and ur new grandchild. but stay strong and see a lawyer. you are a great mother for helping and being supportive.good luck to you and ur daughter
I can't tell if you meant your kid's father or the boyfriend's father.
Jeez, this guy is a horrible example of maturity for his son, huh?
It sounds as though you should contact your local health and family services and ask for a mediator to sit down with the families and talk this out. I'm sure in the eyes of the law they will support the boy's right to see and help care for the child over the grandpa's desire to pretend it doesn't exist.
The boyfriend does have rights. His father is a moron. I can just see a judge ripping the dad a new one for encouraging his son to be a deadbeat dad!
Talk to a lawyer in your city who is familiar with family law. Good luck!
there are no legal rights, but I would recommend waiting it out. If he will sign the birth certificate, then fine, if not, request a paternity test.
You might want to find out how many times his dad has thought about just upping and leaving his child, since he thinks it is the right thing for his son to do. You could always offer to take his son in when he abandons his child like he is recommending his son doing.
No one can make the girl have an abortion. If someone tries to force her to get one and she wants to put a stop to it, all she needs to do is tell whatever doctor she gets dragged to that she doesn't want an abortion and refuse to sign any consent paperwork.
She should tell the hospital who the father is for the birth records and for future child support options.
It is a little unclear in your statement over who is who, when you refer to "the father" do you mean the girl's father or the father of the baby. (these days the boyfriend might not be the father)
In any case the boyfriend doesn't have many legal rights (if he is the father of the child he might have a slight chance of stopping an abortion depending on local laws) Also if he is the father and the baby is born he will have visitation rights %26 child support to pay as well.
If it's the girl's father making all the demands, as the girl's mother you have equal say about what happens with your daughter.
Oh you meant the boyfriend's father, pfft! That guy has zero say in the matter. If you are willing you can have the boyfriend move in with you. That would depend on how likable the boyfriend is I guess.
Massachusetts has laws that permit certain medical personnel, and health facilities to refuse to participate in abortion on the basis of conscience or religious conviction.
Although it only takes one parent to force an abortion through, if one parent is for the abortion and the other is not based on general conscience or religious grounds, you can try to force a deadlock by using a doctor or clinic that is sympathetic to you and your cause.
Barring that, divorce the guy you are with, and help your daughter out. When you say "the father" you are talking about your husband, right? If NOT, and you are talking about the boyfriend's father, then he can say anything he wants to his son and prevent him from seeing her until he is 18 - BUT he cannot do anything about your daughter because you are her guardian.
As far as rights go - how old is the boyfriend? As long as he is within 5 years of your daughter's age, and is not over the age of 18, he has zero rights as well, just like your daughter. It is all up to the parents/guardians in their case. If he was 18 or over, then there would be problems for him. If he is 10 or under, there is a problem for your daughter.
The father has no legal rights to dictate who your daughter dates or who is around his child. The only right he has is to have his paycheck garnisheed for child support.
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