Hello,
Well it looks like I'm finally at the end of my rope. I have been trying to work things out between me and my baby's mother, but it simply doesn't appear to be something we're going to be able to do on our own without help. Initially I thought my situation was pretty unique, however after doing additional research I have found that it's actually almost identical to the situation of Cavannah v. Johne 2008:
Cavannah v. Johne 2008 Ont. S.C.J. ?Maximum Contact Rule Prevails? Toronto Family Lawyer Blog
In that situation the mother and father met at a wedding and dated for a few months. The woman discovered she was pregnant. The two people lived a couple of hours drive away from each other, so visitation was difficult. Their relationship didn't last up to the pregnancy and the father fought for partial custody. He was awarded three days per week when the child was one year of age.
My child is under a year old and I have a parenting agreement with the mother. We live over an hour away from each other. Our parenting agreement specifies no fixed visitation, instead the visitation should be unrestricted with 48 hours notice. Since our child was born I have recieved almost no information unless I have asked specifially. The relationship between myself and the mother is breaking down rapidly. It is very hard to get up to see my son, and she has declined to allow me to visit several times even though I have provided in excess of 48 hours due to "prior plans." I am concerned that I won't be able to make a case for custody in one year's time when our parenting agreement expires because she is breast feeding and I cannot move to the same city she lives in with our son.
I am desperate for advice.
Well it looks like I'm finally at the end of my rope. I have been trying to work things out between me and my baby's mother, but it simply doesn't appear to be something we're going to be able to do on our own without help. Initially I thought my situation was pretty unique, however after doing additional research I have found that it's actually almost identical to the situation of Cavannah v. Johne 2008:
Cavannah v. Johne 2008 Ont. S.C.J. ?Maximum Contact Rule Prevails? Toronto Family Lawyer Blog
In that situation the mother and father met at a wedding and dated for a few months. The woman discovered she was pregnant. The two people lived a couple of hours drive away from each other, so visitation was difficult. Their relationship didn't last up to the pregnancy and the father fought for partial custody. He was awarded three days per week when the child was one year of age.
My child is under a year old and I have a parenting agreement with the mother. We live over an hour away from each other. Our parenting agreement specifies no fixed visitation, instead the visitation should be unrestricted with 48 hours notice. Since our child was born I have recieved almost no information unless I have asked specifially. The relationship between myself and the mother is breaking down rapidly. It is very hard to get up to see my son, and she has declined to allow me to visit several times even though I have provided in excess of 48 hours due to "prior plans." I am concerned that I won't be able to make a case for custody in one year's time when our parenting agreement expires because she is breast feeding and I cannot move to the same city she lives in with our son.
I am desperate for advice.
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