With the father not named on the birth certificate, but wanting to be involved after not being involved for 6 years, is there a way to insure freedom of movement, travel out of country, moving to another state, etc. Unsure of what steps he might take or his intentions.

If he goes to court to get visitation he will also have a say if his child moves to another state and goes out of country. If he dosen't then you can move to whatever state you want but. There are no steps you can take to make sure you have "freedom of movement".

Until and unless the father gains joint custody with a visitation schedule, you have complete freedom. Once he gets the court to award those things, your freedom will be curtailed by the terms of the court order.

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Originally Posted by ooops

with the father not named on the birth certificate, but wanting to be involved after not being involved for 6 years, is there a way to insure freedom of movement, travel out of country, moving to another state, etc.? unsure of what steps he might take or his intentions.

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Are there any Court Orders, including support. And does he pay support?

No there is no legal anything and no support.

Considering my situation, ( no legal aggreements established, including paternity) is it legal for me to move out of country, even if I am unable to get residency at this time, but am able to stay in the country that I want to for long periods? What makes a place considered the child's place of residence? And how does the jurisdiction work then? And what about the ideal situation being to move back and forth between two places each year? Are there any drawbacks to working with him and allowing him a regular routine visitation while it is possible, can he hold me to it year-round then, or can I establish my own routine that he has to abide by, and if I acknowledge him as her father verbally, does that give him rights to say anything about international travel, or is it the actual legal system that gives him the rights? I know it is a lot, thank you.
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Originally Posted by ScottGem

Until and unless the father gains joint custody with a visitation schedule, you have complete freedom. Once he gets the court to award those things, your freedom will be curtailed by the terms of the court order.

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Yes, this is helpful, thank you

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Originally Posted by ScottGem

Until and unless the father gains joint custody with a visitation schedule, you have complete freedom. Once he gets the court to award those things, your freedom will be curtailed by the terms of the court order.

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Then, as Scott (and others) said - you have complete freedom to move around as you wish. Of course, once the father files for visitation (and if he does he will be ordered to pay support), then there will be some restraints on you.

But in the meantime all decisions concerning your child are entirely yours.

This post needs combined with the other started on the same topic. Then everyone can see the entire situation and give better answers.