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Fathertime1233
Aug 22, 2012, 06:15 PM
I have a 10 month old child. The mother and I have been split up for around 7 months now. She's dating a convicted felon and is currently living with him. I have my son 6 nights a week, plus my two off days. Can I have restrictions placed on who he can be around while in her care? Such as not having him around convicted felons? I am concerned about the safety of my child, not someone trying to play daddy. His criminal record consists of theft, vandalism, and selling drugs.

smoothy
Aug 22, 2012, 06:16 PM
The only people that can put restrictions or conditions on either parent... is family court.

If you have a concern... that would be the venue you want... and what they decide will have the force of law behind it.

Fathertime1233
Aug 22, 2012, 06:22 PM
The only people that can put restrictions or conditions on either parent ...is family court.

If you have a concern...that would be the venue you want....and what they decide will have the force of law behind it.

We are currently in family court, is that something I can ask for? Or will that be something the judge has to just decide on. My lawyer isn't being very talkative when it comes to it, I think I may have chose the wrong one. The first appearance resulted in just a reschedule for her time to hire counsel.

Fr_Chuck
Aug 22, 2012, 06:31 PM
You may ask for it, but normally unless you can prove the other person is a danger, most likely not.

Fathertime1233
Aug 22, 2012, 06:42 PM
You may ask for it, but normally unless you can prove the other person is a danger, most likely not.

So basically as long as I can't prove a danger to my sons safety there's nothing I can? What about overnight stays of the opposite sex?

ScottGem
Aug 23, 2012, 03:35 AM
You can ask, it will be up to the court to determine whether there is a real danger. At 10 months, your child won't understand overnight stays of the opposite sex.