[quote=“spaint”]Get married, and get some rights:
[Need help attaining legal parentship married is the only way to protect your rights. If your girlfriend decides, for whatever reason, that she doesn’t want you in her or your child’s life, she has every right to deny you even basic visitation rights. No marriage, no parental rights as a father. You will be at her mercy and will have whatever rights she and her family deem you are entitled, and that can change as easily as the wind. I would prefer not reading an update thread about how your girlfriend has kept your child away from you and how you need legal assistance. I’ve seen it too many times. Please proceed carefully.