Child visitation for unmarried parents who aren't together?

I ended a 3 month relationship and found out 2 weeks later I was pregnant. I made the father aware of my pregnancy but we had little contact over that period of time. He began a relationship with someone else. My daughter is now 2 months old and he wants to establish a visitation schedule. He is not on the birth certificate. How do you share your child with someone you haven't had a relationship with in almost a year? I don't know what is reasonable visitation. I do not want him to be able to take her anywhere. How often do I have to open my home to him? What about his parents? They want a relationship with her as well. They seem to be good people, but we are virtually strangers. What about his girlfriend? He wants to be a part of her life, at this point I'd rather not. I asked him how we do this and he replies I don't know? He has suggested court mediation. I feel like leaving town. What can he do legally? I live in Louisiana. Thanks for any advise

First off if he is the father he has rights. Second don't let his girlfriend into your daughters life because you don't know if she is going to be a perminate fixture and a baby can get attached to someone. You have a right to be there for the visits so plan to meet at a park and he can spend the day there with her. thats just one idea. if you don't want them to be alone go with and if he doesn't like it tough.

Being the father, he should be able to visit his child. Don't be selfish, let him visit her but also have him help support her financially for the right to claim her as his child. Work out the times and place to visit. Let the grandparents also visit her. You will find this rewarding for everyone involved.

States have different laws, so you will probably need to talk with someone within the Court system. They should have someone who can advise you of your rights, as well as the father's rights, and I would imagine the consultation would be free of charge.

You will need to think of your daughter first and foremost. She has a father, and will grow up needing a relationship with him. You'll need to put your feelings aside and focus on your daughter. You don't ever want to do anything that you will regret later on, especially if you keep the father away from your daughter. I don't know what the laws are in Louisiana, but you don't want to be the bad guy here. I'm sure if the father wanted to push the issue, he could petition the Court for visitation rights, and if you maintain an adversarial stance, it would make you look like you don't have your daughter's best interests at heart.

I don't know what reasonable visitation is either, but you can always stipulate certain things in the visitation agreement, such as that he cannot leave town without your permission, he cannot taker her out of the state, etc.

Now, lastly, since he is the father, you should be entitled to child support. Look into that. If he wants visitation rights, he also needs to take responsibility for his actions, and he needs to help support your daughter until she reaches a certain age, whether it be 18, 21 or through college graduation. Again, these are things that you can get the Court to decide upon, once you and the father comes to terms. Good luck to you!

regardless if he is on the bc or not he is the father. It is better he starts a relationship with the child now instead of later when she will not ever know him. He is the father and has the rights. Do not get yourself into trouble. Let him take you to court, it is a long process. Just because he wants visitation with the child does not mean you have to have a on going relationship with him. That is the problem with women today, they threaten the father with the child so why,you can be in his life to.

All of these questions should have been asked of yourself before you had sex out of wedlock. Let this be a lesson to you and all you young girls who think its cool to exercise your so called rights. Your actions cause nothing but troubles and hardship.

I'm not certain about Louisiana law, but I think Child Support Enforcement rules are pretty much universal. You will eventually need to familiarize yourself with them. If he wants to be a part of this child's life, that includes helping to provide for that child.
My fiance didn't marry his son's mother eiother. When she wanted additional financial support from him, over and above the house he paid for and the car he gave her, she took him to court in a Paternity suit. This is likely what will happen with your ex. If you appeal to the state to help you to get financial support, they will probably have to prove paternity, either by admission or DNA test. They can't move forward without it.
I don't think you should withhold visitation. You have every right to make sure his environment is safe for your child, but to restrict that child from her bio-dad is to restrict her from many possible futures. That and she'd resent the h*ll out of you as soon as she got old enough to realize why her Dad was never around.
There was a pertinent scene in the movie "White Oleander" that comes to mind. It acted out a possible situation where the child felt her mother did NOT have the right to decide whether she should have a relationship with her dad. I think she's right. I don't mean to offend you, but unless you are sure the visit will be detrimental to the child, it's pretty petty of you to restrict it. It's petty and selfish now and could prove to be a major stumbling block in the future in your relationship with your daughter.
Hey, my Mom didn't care at all for my dad, but she let us carry out visitation. I figured out on my own that the guy was a b*stard. If he is a bad dad, she'll figure it out. If he or his girlfriend are violent or harmful, you can get a restraining order to prevent alot of things. You DO have options. Lots of them and all of them legal and forthright.

Just move to another state.