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Q: Does the grandmother to the baby have the legal right to see the baby?

This is very complicated so please don't judge me because i'm summing up the story here.

I was with my baby daddy for 5 years before I got pregnant- and those 5 years came with a lot of drama... basically he has a history of being abusive, knocking me out cold with a chair, punching me, kicking me down the stairs and I even ended up in the ER at 2AM one night with a broken rib from being attacked by him. I declined to press charges because I was confused and young. Well I can honestly and whole-heartedly say he HAS changed and this was all things he had done over a year ago and he has not hurt me since and has been great to me. Well the thing is I am bitter to his mother because she knew he was hurting me and she even watched him hit me one time and she basically told me to keep my mouth shut and just trying to justify with what he did to me.
When she found out I was pregnant she automatically thought she would be able to play the role of grandma and I'm not okay with that -cont-

This question was asked Mar. 22, 2013 6:04pm
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Answered by lyssa787 - Mar. 22, 2013 6:58pm
Stephpan is totally correct. I just wanted to add in that in the hospital the ball is in your court. Who comes to see the little one and who doesn't is all up to you, just as who enters your home is up to you - when you are there. So if you and Daddy are living together, with the lease or what not in your name, you'll have less trouble because it's your place.

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Answered by stephpan - Mar. 22, 2013 6:25pm
The answer is yes - there are things you can legally do to keep her away from him, but it will take a decision by the court. The long and short of it is this - you need to talk to an attorney - as soon as possible. Its important to iron out these issues as quickly as possible after the birth of your child. If the father of your child (with his history and all) has partial custody of your child you may not win in a battle to keep her away from him without some evidence that she is a danger to your child. My guess is that you would have better luck going for sole custody of your child and only allowing your ex to have supervised visitation with no further contact from his family. You can try representing yourself - but I think you'd be better served starting with an attorney.

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Answered by a member - Mar. 22, 2013 6:09pm
- cont -
I'm almost to my due date now and I told her she isn't going to see my baby because of the things she has done to me and put me through.
The thing is now she thinks that if her son (the father of my baby) gets to see the baby, then she has the legal right to see her grandson, and there's nothing I can do to keep him away from her.
I do NOT want her in his life, I do not trust her.
So is there any possible way I can legally keep my son from being around her? I feel like i have the right to decide if he can be around her but I'm really confused about how the law works since his dad will see him, does that mean she can, too? I had to give you the whole story because I didn't want people to answer my question thinking I'm just being controlling and bitter for no reason.


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