Hello! I need HELP!

I live in the state of VA and I have a 2year old daughter, Im single and was never married to her father. He pays child support every month but has had no contact with me and has no interest in seeing his daughter.

Is is possible for me to write up a Custody agreement, granting me custody of my daughter with the option of the father to request visitation at any time he desires - have us sign and notarize and then submit it to the court to be signed by the judge?

How do I go about doing this? Ive already written up a document but I want to make sure I can submit it to the court before I go through the trouble of getting him to sign it.

Any advice would help a lot. Thanks.

(PS in case your wondering - I have both DNA results and a Acknowledgement of Paternity showing that he is the father of the child and his name is listed on her birth certificate)

I cannot imagine anyone in their right mind signing that.

Have you spoken to a lawyer? How about the court clerk asking if it would be accepted? They will be a much better gauge for your specific court than we would.

Well, can you tell me what's wrong with it - or why you don't think someone would sign it? Didi I mention he has no contact with us whatsoever, its not like he has any interest in his child - he even tried to deny her and a DNA was ordered... so I'm wondering why he wouldn't sign it?

Well I disagree with Steve here. If the father truly doesn't want to have anything to do with the child, he might sing such an agreement. The main problem is that it doesn't address support and child support is based on state law. So if the amount he is paying is less, the court will probably not approve it and so, he would be foolish to sign it.

Consult an attorney. It will not cost very much to have an attorney look over the document and let you know how the local courts will deal with it.