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Are level 1 sex offenders that still have to register as a sex offender allowed to have unsupervised visits with their children?
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If the child is 12 or older does the child have say whether they have to have visits or have to go to every visit? Can the sex offender force the child to have visits with them? At what age does the child get to have a choice? Sex offender hasnt seen child in 3 years can this be grounds for abandonment and emotional abuse? Cant hold a job visits have been on and off for well over 10 years. Disappears for months at a time with many fake excuses because there has NEVER been any proof for any of these excuses.I could go on about all the other stunts with ptsd and depression this sex offender has pulled in court on top of all the suicide attempts and personality/mood disorders and expected me not to speak up about. But i did and even still he hasn't started visitation before covid 19 happened. I dont have a lawyer and since covid 19 probably wont be needing one anytime soon but i need input on this. Unfortunately I cant make phone calls while home because the child lives with me. They dont need to see anything or hear anything. This is my safest option. Please help my child needs to be free of this abuse and I do have someone to adopt who has been willing to adopt since before birth.
Unless there is a termination of parental rights, a parent has the right to petition the court for visitation with his or her child. Criminal records, including being a level 1 sex offender, does not prohibit someone from seeing their child. A lot will depend on the facts regarding his or her criminal history and why he or she had to register. If it has nothing to do with the child or another child, and the child wants to see her father or her mother, the court will likely grant parenting time. Because the child is older, his or her perspective will matter a lot. In that he is very inconsistent, it's possible for your attorney to request that if he is granted any parenting time, failure to consistently show up for those visits should be a reason to change or stop the schedule. Of course, the court is concerned that those visits be as safe and productive as possible, so the terms of the visitation will look different in every scenario based on the specifics. I know it's frustrating to hear. The courts give people many chances, even if it doesn't seem like it's warranted, but I rather provide you with a realistic outlook on how something like this plays out when the court and an attorney for your child are involved. You should definitely not navigate this alone, especially if you want to make sure that the visits are within reasonable parameters.
