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Curious
I found out I was pregnant at 7 wks along. The guy I was dating and I had been getting closer and closer to breaking up for about a month. (I had found out a few weeks prior that he was on probation out of FL for possession and had been in jail for 6wks the year before...all of which he didn't bother to mention during the first 4 months of our relationship or the 6 months prior that I knew him. It came up when he had some sort of relapse and I found him collapsed on my kitchen floor from mixing pain killers with alcohol - completely unexpected since I don't drink and had no idea he had alcohol in my apt) However he did go to the first appt with me and managed to make me cry during it. Two days later we parted for good after he grabbed my arm leaving bruises during an argument. He then sent me up to 9 e-mails and 5 text messages a day cursing me and ranting about how he hated me.)
During my pregnancy he contacted me 3 times by phone. Not asking how the baby was or who I was, but to harrass me about who I was dating while pregnant with his baby. (An ex of mine that he was very jealous of.) I didn't reply to any of this contact. Hoping he would just give up. He did finally when I was about 6 mnths pregnant and I have not heard from him since.
This is probably partially due to the fact i changed my cell phone number. However he does have my home number and e-mail.
Now I have been dating my current boyfriend since I was 3 mnths pregnant and we have been friends for over 7yrs. My daughter is now 2 mnths old and he absolutely adores her. (It helps that she looks exactly like me and.) I did not put her biological fathers name on the BC b/c when i consulted a lawyer he said that if I did it would put him one step closer to getting visitation if he stayed in the picture.
My boyfriend and I are talking about getting married next year. Providing the Biological father stays out of the picture that will have him out of contact for 2 yrs. Would my boyfriend then be able to adopt my little girl? Would we have to terminate rights since he never really had any (due to not trying to get them?) How long would we have to wait after being married to start the process?
Thanks for any help and I apologize for being so long winded!
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