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knightrunner13
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knightrunner13 asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 1 decade ago

Does a dad have rights?

I am a dad but not a father . My wife had 2 kids while we where married . I know I am not the father (the tap works but the beer is flat) . My wife left with the kids and moved away with her new girl friend . Wife is now in jail and girlfriend will not let me near the kids . She just hates me and uses this to try and hurt me . In the state of Texas does a dad have any rights at all . I know the father does but he does not even know the are his . Any help would be nice thanks .

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  • Nate [ϟemper Ғi]☠
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    In order to have the legal right to spend time with the children, you need to have an order that grants you custody or visitation. The only exception to this would be if the children were born while you were married to each other, then you each have an equal legal right to the child until a court decides otherwise. If however you were not named as the father on the birth certificate, you'd have no right to the children without first petitioning the court for a paternity test or parenting rights, unfortunately. My advice is to seek a lawyer.

  • USMC Vet Daughter
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You need a lawyer, first of all. However, if the kids consider you the father and you are on the birth certificate, then you should have rights. Definitely more then this other woman.

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