It's OK Hon

First of all, baby will be registered LONG before he could take you to court and, as you are not married, the choice of last name is legally yours, so any solicitor would tell him to take a hike on that one.

Yes, he CAN sign over all parental rights to you (the catch is that doing so doesn't mean he won't have to pay child support ) If he does that then it's win, win for you because he can't come back at some later date and change his mind - once the rights are signed over then that's it. All it means is that you have the right to make ALL decisions about Karinna without consulting him, up to and including emigration.

As for taking her away from you at a later date, well that's just rubbish .... no court in the land would wear that unless he had been physically looking after Karinna and you were an unfit mother .... the most he would be able to get is regular access and even that would be supervised for a set period of time if he hadn't already been seeing her regularly

The courts always go by what they consider to be in the best interests of the child .... taking her away from a loving and competent mother and giving her to a father who has had little or nothing to do with her (or even one who has seen her once a week!) simply isn't in her best interests, so it's a non starter

i hate that you're stressing so much about this but one thing you have to do is tell your mom.. if for some reason, he tries to take you to court, your mom needs to be filled in on everything! I know its hard because you wanted to paint dylan in a good light, but dylan is showing his true colors and they are very hard to hide.

1. no he cant make you put his surname or change her surname once she is born.

2. dont put him on the birth certificate.

3. he has no room to say that you're an unfit mother: you either have to be on drugs, an alcoholic, live in a brothel, etc.. for them to take the baby away.. lucky i studied law for a year and so all he is saying is just to scare you! he is manipulating {or trying to manipulate} you into doing what he wants. don't listen to it.

4. in the USA, parents can sign over ALL legal rights to the child, but will still have to pay child support- meaning, you decide what school she goes to, you decide on her doctor, you decide if you move somewhere or not. if he decides to do that, he can't take it back and honestly, it might be the best for you and Karinna.

just breathe. try not to get caught up in the web he's spinning. he can't and WON'T take karinna away.

Dont be manipulated by what he is saying to you because its the biggest pile of crap i have ever heard. You need to be honest with your mother and father and they will be able to support you and help you with this situation. You need to save every message he sends you so that you have proof of what he is saying. If he is actually planning on abducting your child then the police wont let him anywhere near them when they are born. Your baby isnt even born yet!! and im sure you will be a great mummy
You should tell your parents ASAP and then get in contact with a lawyer today or tomorrow and they can give you correct legal advice. You can get a restraining order on your ex if you think he is a threat to your daughter.
Also, you arent married to Dylan. you are at no obligition to give your daughter his second name. your the mother.

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