Is there any legal action a mother can take if a father has gone over a month without having any contact with his child?

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Is there any legal action a mother can take if a father has gone over a month without having any contact with his child?

Asked on July 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

Are you still married to the father and living with him or not? If you are not married tohim, are you living with him? Is there a child visitation custody order in place? The above questions need to be answered before a more definitive answer is given to your question.

Assuming that there is a child visitation or custody order as to the father of your child, there really is not much you can do if the father has gone a month without having any contact with his child. Most parents want to have contact with his or her child. If the father does not want contact with his child, you cannot force the contact and neither can a judge.


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