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    Dec 29, 2010, 08:50 AM
    Newborn visits
    MY son just had a baby with his ex the girl let us take the baby for a couple of hours the other day and yesterday they asked my son to pay daycare he has no problem but asked to have the baby more maybe one or two nights a week and every other weekend they say he too young he is 4 weeks old can he take him I live in Louisiana what is the law for newborn visitation?
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    Dec 29, 2010, 08:57 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by upsetgrandmaw View Post
    MY son just had a baby with his ex the girl let us take the baby for a couple of hours the other day and yesterday they asked my son to pay daycare he has no problem but asked to have the baby more maybe one or two nights a week and every other weekend they say he too young he is 4 weeks old can he take him i live in louisiana what is the law for newborn visitation?
    How old is your son? How old is the child's mother? If they are both over the age of 18, there's not much you can do. You are the grandparent, not the parent.

    Your son can petition the court to obtain more visitation time with his child.
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    Dec 29, 2010, 09:12 AM
    My son is 21 and she just made 17 I am just trying to see what his options are when does visitation start for newborns?
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    Dec 29, 2010, 09:15 AM
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    my son is 21 and she just made 17 i am just trying to see what his options are when does visitation start for newborns?
    It all depends. Typically the court doesn't like to allow for overnight visitation until the child is older. However, the mother is a child herself and this further complicates things because your son shouldn't have been having sex with her in the first place.

    Is your son listed on the birth certificate? Has he been established as the legal father?
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    Dec 29, 2010, 09:32 AM
    YES we know this he has a case already but not by her parents a distant family member pressed charges on him when they found out about their relationship but that has nothing to do with him being the child's listed father
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    Dec 29, 2010, 09:34 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by upsetgrandmaw View Post
    YES we know this he has a case already but not by her parents a distant family member pressed charges on him when they found out about their relationship but that has nothing to do with him being the childs listed father
    A family member can't press charges; a court of law can. And you're right, that has nothing to do with him being the child's father or not.

    So is he listed on the birth certificate or not?
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    Dec 29, 2010, 09:36 AM
    Yes he is
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    Dec 29, 2010, 09:40 AM
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    yes he is
    Then he needs to petition the court for joint custody and shared placement of the child. Without a court order, he cannot force her to do anything.
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