Sick father

[Parks62]

What is the name of your state? State of New York. Can the father get visitation rights (we are going to prove paternity next week; he is the father!) if he has been threatening; he said to me that I will not be here to see the first child support check. Can he be forced by the court to have his head examined? He is not a stable person

 

[Jillian483]

What???

What is the name of your state? State of New York. Can the father get visitation rights (we are going to prove paternity next week; he is the father!) if he has been threatening; he said to me that I will not be here to see the first child support check. Can he be forced by the court to have his head examined? He is not a stable person

Do you mean that he threatened to kill you? Yeah some judges will order a mental evaluation but if he is smart he will watch what he says when he goes.

 

[Phnx02]

What is the name of your state? State of New York. Can the father get visitation rights (we are going to prove paternity next week; he is the father!) if he has been threatening; he said to me that I will not be here to see the first child support check. Can he be forced by the court to have his head examined? He is not a stable person

Unless you have concrete proof of his threats, like a written note or a recorded phone call (which may or not be admissible in court), it's your word against his. If you really think he's mentally unstable to not have reasonable visitation, then you will have to prove this. You can bring up your concerns at court, and ask for a social study and/or mental evaluation be done, but your request will have to be granted. And generally, this will only be granted if you can show cause based on previous mental or criminal history or can successfully present enough evidence that day to determine a study is warranted based on your testimony.

 

[LdiJ]

Unless you have concrete proof of his threats, like a written note or a recorded phone call (which may or not be admissible in court), it's your word against his. If you really think he's mentally unstable to not have reasonable visitation, then you will have to prove this. You can bring up your concerns at court, and ask for a social study and/or mental evaluation be done, but your request will have to be granted. And generally, this will only be granted if you can show cause based on previous mental or criminal history or can successfully present enough evidence that day to determine a study is warranted based on your testimony.

Actually, psychological evaluations are fairly common in contested visitation/custody issues and ordered fairly routinely if one of the parties asks for them....of course that means that BOTH parties are evaluated.

 

[casa]

Actually, psychological evaluations are fairly common in contested visitation/custody issues and ordered fairly routinely if one of the parties asks for them....of course that means that BOTH parties are evaluated.

However, if one party is suggesting/requesting it (rather than the judge) that party will likely be ordered to pay for it and it costs thousands of dollars.