From experiences of my own and others.......if your raising your daughter on your own,go after child support...they will require a paternity test if he denies your baby, dont worry, the state will pay for it. takes about 6 weeks...once you recieve your child support, the judge will ask you how much he's been around. express your feelings and facts! if he wants visitation, a mediator will supervise the visits, startin with only a couple of hours each week-with you there- after a log process of that, an agreement will be made between all of you if he wishes to spend more time. drug and alcohol screening can be reqested on your behalf-depends how bad he wants to see her.if not you cant force him...just proceed with the child support, its been 14 1/2 years, my sons father still dont want to see him, they garnish his checks for me-if he dont work its prison bound- he still owes 30,000 in back pay. i tried for my son to have his daddy cause i grew up under the same circumstances, but i cant force them to connect. much less communicate. i have a husband now, my son proudly calls him"dad" it works out in the end. dont worry..rachelle

