Whatt o do if I would like to grant my child’s father visitation rights?
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Whatt o do if I would like to grant my child’s father visitation rights?
Is it legal to add a clause to the visitation agreement that says he forfeits his visitation rights if he does not communicate with the child in any way within a 60 day period or fails to see the child in person at least once every 365 days (except in the case of medical emergency or military employment obligation).This is not a divorce; we have an acknowledgement of paternity and are in the process of getting a birth certificate no child support is involved.
Asked on December 6, 2012 under Family Law, Maryland
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country the clause that you have written about would be illegal as in being in violation of public policy. The policy in this country is to make sure parents and children have a relationship and forfeiture of such will not be upheld.
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