Is there any legal obligation to allow visitation to a child’s father, if a custody case over the child is still open and undecided upon?
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Is there any legal obligation to allow visitation to a child’s father, if a custody case over the child is still open and undecided upon?
Asked on November 5, 2012 under Family Law, New York
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Absent a court order mandating that a parent be allowed to visit with his or her child under the custody of a particular parent there is no legal obligation to allow visitation to the absent spouse with his or her children. However from a moral standpoint there is particulary if the minor child wishes to see the parent and the absent parent is not a danger to the child.
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