Does my expartner have a right to our unborn child?

[Mistydaym]

I moved out of my ex partners house when his parents physically assulted me. Since then ive been homeless with our toddler and now found out im pregnant. We've tried to make it work but he keeps defending his parents and think they have done no wrong.

I've told him to leave me alone, I want to continue this pregnancy in peace. Does he have a right to me or the child as of now? When the child is born will he have a right? How do i navigate this.

Bump. Need some advice asap otherwise i'll need to abort so he can leave me alone.

His rights and responsibilities start at birth.

He has no right to be in the delivery room, no right to be at the naming appointment and no right to medical information about you and the baby before birth (including scans)

His responsibility to pay Child Maintenance starts at birth and he doesn’t need to be on the birth certificate for the CMS to start your claim.

He will have an equal right to the baby as the child’s biological parent. You also say our toddler. Is the toddler his as well? He has rights to access to both children.
He has no rights to see or speak to you however

Okay thanks for clairfying. If that's the case i'll be aborting.

Once the baby is born, he will have the right to take you to court for contact. It won’t be overnights for a few months but he could insist on 50/50 contact with your toddler. (I assume “our toddler” means he is the dad) You can’t prevent your ILs from seeing either child as dad will be allowed to take the kids to see his parents during his time.

@SonicTheHodgeheg wow. Even if the ILs put hands on me. That's wild.

Your child has a right to a have a relationship with it’s father.

They assaulted you? Like physically? I would report it to the police.

It's not about his right or you right. It's about your child's right to a relationship with both their parents. A child is not property that a parent owns - a child has rights under international law.
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I^ understand you've had a tough time, are you getting support in real life? Friends/family? Professionals like doctor etc?

Women don't own babies it doesn't work that way

If you are not married he will only have parental responsibility (PR) if you name him on the birth certificate. If you are married he will automatically have PR.
PR confers legal rights over the child concerning health, education and travel for instance and also will effect how much you will have to let him have contact with your baby. You can claim child maintenance with or without him having PR.

It will be up to you to weigh all that up, but maybe some legal advice from women’s aid will help you decide what’s best for you and your family. Hope you are safe now.

@Antihistamine62 yes

@BigTroubleinSmallBoots we arent married. So if i dont put him on the birth certificate does that affect his rights?

Does he have Parental Responsibility for your toddler?

@Edingril didn't claim to own a baby. But i do claim my own body and life and if he is entitled to that child i'll opt out of the pregnancy. I'm trying to lessen his involvment to me.

@Dragonsandcats unfortunaley.

Don’t you already have a toddler with him?

He can go to court to access his PR ….it’s not a difficult process

@SouthLondonMum22 yes. Doesn't mean I want to add more children with him to the mix.

If he is the father or your toddler then surely he will still have some contact with you even if you decide to abort the baby?

I’m sorry he’s not supported you when you were attacked by your in laws. I hope you and your toddler are somewhere safe now.

You’re entitled to do as you please with your body but he is also entitled to be a part of his child’s life. He doesn’t need to attend any appointments with you or even be at the birth but he can go to court to get visitation rights.

@Kitkat1523 he has been physically abusive to me before and SS have been in contact. Will that not mean anything?

This is pretty miserable. How many weeks are you?

Unfortunately as you already have a child together you will not really be able to lessen his involvement to you.
Think carefully if aborting is what you really want, not just because you don’t want him involved. He will still be involved in your life due to your other child

@Lostworlds yes but it's one thing to have him around because of 1 child let alone a newborn. I'm good. If that is the case i'll be contacting an abortion clinic tomorrow. Thanks for the advice

@Whatatodo79 5.