Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut

I have a rather difficult situation. my husband has a child from a previous relationship that can be described as less than healthy. The two separtated shortly after his birth. My husband is not named on the birth certificate and proof of paternity was never established. To boot, she moved back to her country of columbia without consulting with my husband and took the baby with her. My husband had tried to be civil and settle things out of the court system but he has little to no rights when it comes to his son. No action has been taken legally. However, he has been paying her child support over the past 4years but unable to claim him as a dependent here because he has no social security and no identified relationship to the boy. He never gets to see him because she has taken him to another country. We want to know where to go from here? should he continue to pay support without being identified as a parent? Can things be pursued with her in another country? Likely what kind of rights is he entitled to as the biological father? I am really at a loss here. Things were managed so poorly in this situation I don't even know where to begin to remedy it. Please any advice would be appreciated. By the way, we live in CT, but the child was norn and resided in NY until he moved to Columbia.


Asked on 7/26/10, 11:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Linda Subbloie Linda A. Subbloie, Esq.

If the child has lived in Columbia, then he is going to have to file for custodial rights in that country. You should contact a family law attorney who specializes in international custody disputes.

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Answered on 7/29/10, 1:58 pm


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