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The problem for OP is that even if she tries to enforce, there's really not a whole lot the court can do as far as punishment. I have no idea why the police were contacted because Dad was seen around town without the child - while it might be indicative here that the child was "living"...

That's really not our call. We can't walk you step by step through it. Have you tried your state's Bar Association for a low-cost referral? The fact that you're still "fighting" after 6 years really does scream that you need an attorney to go forward.

There's really nothing you can do without an attorney. This is a messy case, and there are so many avenues to take it's really not something you can do on a message forum.

Is that even a valid option? Realistically?

CPS may make it their business if you're incarcerated.

There's nothing we can help you with. File for divorce, and to disestablish paternity if that's your wish. Then you can turn away and never look back (assuming the court allows it). And yes, you're punishing your child for the actions of her mother.

Unfortunately, he does have the chance to disestablish paternity as part of a divorce action. Once that's over though, all bets are off. This one truly saddens (or disgusts?) me.

You're facing a year in jail? It may be a better idea to place your child for adoption, or to contact the father and see if he would like to take custody of his child. You're really not in much of a bargaining position, or indeed, parenting at all.

You read wrong. Nothing prevents you from filing a suit against someone even if there's a OOP in place. You won't be arrested, or anything of that nature. Think about it... For what its worth, you don't file charges. Only the DA can do that.

The court can decide that disestablishing you as father is not in the child's best interest no matter what biology says. That would mean you'll remain father, along with all the rights and obligations. You call your wife vindictive, yet you yourself are willing to simply drop this...

You're going to court no matter what. He can absolutely adopt your son. But in doing so, you and bio-Dad will both be strangers to the child. If you mean a step-parent adoption, there must be an actual step-parent involved. It would behoove you - for the sake of your child - not to keep...

Trust what your attorney says.

I'm going to be very blunt here. You are not seeing this realistically at all. You are essentially blaming everyone but your son. I can understand that, but your allegations are not going to help him since they are simply not accurate. This isn't a case of everybody ganging up against...

And for help with the custody issue.. http://texaslawhelp.org/resource/do-it-yourself-court-forms-free They make things much easier :) Now, you need to expect Mom to demand that he returns home to her immediately. So you need to file... now. Get it filed, and request temporary...

Nobody said anything even vaguely offensive. Is this part of your diagnosis?

May I remind everyone of Mary Kay Fualaau? Thank you.

I find the bolded part incredibly insulting. Spend some time with rape victims, specially JUVENILE victims, and then come back and tell me that nobody waits years to report. And I live in smalltown Washington state, too.

Fine, I'll do some digging ;) OP - exactly why is Mom wanting to reduce visitation? Yes, it matters. It matters a great deal and it may be best for her to learn that here before she starts paying for an attorney.

When you grab someone's arm, you're essentially committing battery. Hon, I'm not trying to scare you - but I don't think you understand the consequences. If we look herebattery we see that you can actually be criminally charged. Here's the excerpt

We cannot predict what your employer will or won't do - although if it was me, you wouldn't have a job. You can't go grabbing people like that - you can't even claim self defense. Wait until your supervisor speaks up about it.