Do you legally have to notify partner of child?

Edit: Didn't see original post date D:

mattyg said:
Don't forget its NOT your news to break.
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Nope, people need to stop thinking that just because it's personal that other people should not get involved. For most things you're right, absolutely.

But some people are degenerates who do not deserve that liberty at all, such as women holding the cards in whether or not to tell the father that he's now one.

Yep, it might do him a favor by never telling him as she could be just as cruel when it comes to controlling him over child support and such, heck there might be a reason she doesn't want him knowing because he could a complete idiot himself.

But if she doesn't tell him, in what manner can he find out?
This irks me slightly, women hold all the cards in child birth, if they want it or not (rightly so) and in cases like these, if the father should know (wrongly).
 
As DM said way back in the thread that child is forever going to resent their mum, stupid stupid thing to do.

The child absolutely deserves to know the truth one way or another.
 
Craterloads said:
Bump

***** just hit the fan, as they say a lie (or child in this case) never stays hidden.

Someone anonymously hand delivered a note through the fathers letterbox stating you have a 17 month old baby with your ex!

Obviously he's taken aback, but has made clear he wants to see his daughter. Ex and her family have made clear he can do what he likes but he won't see the baby. He is going to speak to a solicitor and go through legal.

Does he have a chance at gaining some time with the child given it's been so long and can be seen as being distruptive to the child at this point?
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He will absolutely be given visitation or custody rights. The fact that she hid the child from the father will reflect very very badly on her in court.

Ofc now she will start claiming CSA. And knowing how bad they are, they could charge 17 months of arrears!
 
you all are making the assumptions that she is in the wrong yet there are always TWO sides to a story.
 
Well I didn't see that coming.

It was probably the mother who did it thinking she will hold some sort of power over him now.
 
I have lead a blessed life not having to encounter the sort messed up people some members on here have to endure!
 
I am not sure about a legal requirement to tell the father about his offspring. TBH if there isnt one I believe there should be. Not only should the father know but the child as well. the father should know he has a kid because almost any man who finds out he has a little son/ daughter will want to be with that kid and raise it.

ten theres the kids side of it, I have a friend here who has never met his dad, he turned out all right, but I cant help but think his childhood wiould of been easier with both parents even if he only saw his dad a few days a week. Theres some things only a dad can teach, and that kid needs the benefit of both parents whether or not the mother thinks so.

She sounds like a person I would never hope to meet, I hope the father finds out, because the kid will ionevitably find out one day, and when that kid does find out it will destroy the relationship it may have with its mother.
 
She sounds lovely :rolleyes:

Personally I'd just stay clear of it all OP. Don't get involved at all. Can only see it ending badly....

Edit: Ah just realised old thread....
 
I've just changed the name (by deed Poll) of my step-daughter. Tjhe relevancy of that is that, as part of the process, you have to inform anyone with parental responsibility of such a change. In my case, my daughter's bio-father knows about her but (luckily) has no interest at all (he only wanted sons). However, Parental Responsibility was noted as being effective if the parents were married at the time of the child's birth or if they were listed on the birth certificate. Whilst the latter isn't true in the OPs case, it does sound like they werre married and so they have a duty to be informed.
 
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