Hi everyone, first post!
I’m currently six months pregnant and my baby’s father has said he wants nothing to do with us. I haven’t had any contact with him for about three months now, but I was just wondering is there any legal things I need to/can put in place to protect us for the future?
I’m assuming he won’t be on the birth certificate so legally will he have any rights?
Of course I would never want to withhold a child from knowing their other parent, however if he has made it very clear he wants no part, I don’t want him messing our child around in the future. Would the court allow him rights in the future if he ever changed his mind or would it be down to me?
I have children from a previous relationship and we are considering getting back together. He has said he would take on my baby as his own, I will not be putting him on the birth certificate as I know that’s fraud but is there any legal routes we can go down where he can have some sort of parental responsibility for this baby also?
I’ve tried to do research online but am not getting much without being told to consult a solicitor or family court, ideally I don’t want to have to go down that route. But any advice I would really appreciate, thank you😊