what rights does exp have

[mojosmum]

i still with dds dad in the early stages on pregnancy she is now 6yrs old,
he has never lived with us but has his name on her birth certificate.

so what rights does he have?????

Does he have parental responsibility?

he wont have parental responsibility just cause he has his name on the birth certificate, he would have to apply for it by you signing a form to give him the responsibility or him going to court to get it, at the moment he doesnt have any rights.

Thats exactly what i was going to say Tinkerbel5.

sorry about spelling

no he doesnt have parental responsibility so does that mean he has no rights?

so if he doesnt have any rights what would happen [i know im gunna sound mad now] but what happens if he has to take her to hospital wont they automatically as his permission???

If he took dd to hospital, and she needed an op then they would ask him where you are? and whether he had PR. I don't think he can consent to anything without it. They would get permission from you, unless it was life or death of course. Without PR he has no rights. He could get PR by going to court or you giving it to him through a letter to court, and signing the forms together.

Check out the thread i started: My ex partner wont let me take kids abroad. There is a link there about PR.

ok thanks
just dont see how just asking if they have PR is enough xp would tell them he had just to spite me

IKWYM.

I took dd2 to hospital and she had to be admitted, they came round with the forms and asked if i was the mother and then asked who he dad was and if he had PR, and that was it. When ex came to visit her in hospital and they asked him who he was he said "dad", they asked him if he had PR , he said "Yes" and that was enough for them really.

It's a bit worrying that isn't it? Because someone could just say they had PR and I'm sure a doctor wanting to do emergency surgery or whatever isn't going to ask for proof - they're jsut going to assume that someone who says they have PR for a child does have.

If Hosp proceeded with op with your ex permission and he had signed forms stating that he had PR and gave his permission, the hospital wouldn't be liable but your ex would get into trouble in court.

Touch wood this won't happen and that he would do the sensible thing and call you if something went wrong.

Try not to worry about it. I understand why you are concerned, when i am stressed i tend to have all different scenerios go through my head and how will i deal with them.

Keep smiling. I read your thread and you are doing a great job.

thanks kel4mum im dont know why i didnt use the lone parent section before as it is helping me alot long way to go but at least im moving forward now rather than backwards

That makes two of us hun