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Custody fight can take lots of time can be years.
But you don't have to worry about it right now.
As a single mom you have the total custody of your child. He can't take him away, or get visits if you don't want it( unless he can prove your bad parent , I mean abusive or negligent. But he need a legal case for that too,)
I don't know your situation but you can't do anything if he doesn't demand it first.
Enjoy your baby and hope you get things right with him after all is the father and if you can get an agreement that will be the best for your child.
He has to legitimate the baby first and pay child support in order to get visitation rights.
Hope this help a little
I'm not a lawyer but I was on your same shoes once.
Don't worry now Enjoy your baby,

You might want to call your local legal aide office and see what they can help you with.

I just saw an add for a new website - www.lawyers.com. Its worth a try.
M.

A friend of mine is using Al Tesio in MWC for her divorce. ###-###-#### He is on South Douglas just north of SE 15th across from Solder Creek Elementary. Also you can contact legal aid.

I'm sorry that you're in this situation. You have legitimate concerns. The father is not there and that could help your story. Try not to worry, because it will spoil this special experience. Instead try to be good to yourself and your baby. Don't worry about visits or joint custody now. Let it go until you can do something about it. Take deep breaths and realize that all will be OK. One day at a time. Your responsibility is to yourself and your baby. If your obg/gyn has a nurse, why not talk to her about your concerns?

After the baby is born, you can find someone else to help you with this. Ask a trusted friend who has some experience in research or legal matters to help you.

Harvard has a free legal service. There's a women's center in Cambridge, a women's legal group at UMass Boston. Try your public library, which has all kinds of information. I'd talk to people to get a reference for a good lawyer. It is my experience, that it is every client's responsibility for keeping in touch with the lawyer and furthering the case.

If you're feeling vulnerable, be sure to follow business-like procedures. Keep the focus on yourself, and see yourself as the strong person you are. Be a good mother to yourself too. Remember to write everything down, and trust only those people who have earned your trust.

Perhaps you can make this a kind of book report. Pretend you're writing it for school and do research to find out what you need to do. If you keep your emotions out of the way, you can accomplish your purpose.Good luck, B.

Im not sure if you plan on breast feeding but if you are then he can not take her away from you. I didn't with any of my kids so Im not trying to push it on you if you're not planning on it but if you are then you have nothing to worry about.
Even if you're not breast feeding though I doubt there is any reason for him to take her away from you unless he can find you an unfit parent. I dont think the visits will be supervised unless you can find him unfit to take care of her.
If the 2 of you can actually get along you should just go to the court and do a parenting plan and that doesn't cost that much money to do and that will have in it when he can see her and when she is with you.