Unwed Father Moves Out of Home State from Child

My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Florida

We were not married. He left in December 2013 after a domestic dispute. Report filed but no charges. I told him if he wanted to see our child considering the circumstances he could come to my home and see her while I was there. He stayed in the area for maybe a month and moved 5 hours away. He visited our daughter in April 2014 for the weekend of Easter but it was ultimately to pick up a vehicle that I signed over to him. He never attempted to make regular visits afterwards. I found out in November 2014 that he had moved to NY and had been there since September. I tried the video chats for a couple months and he reached out in January 2015 on a Wednesday evening, requesting if he came down that weekend could her see her. Which I thought was really odd and alarming considering he hadn't attempted to see her in almost a year. Since he left he has given $200 in support. Before the request to see her from his drive down from NY to FL he had sent a token payment the week before. We do not have child support arrangements setup, nothing from the courts, never had the oppurtunity to establish visitation because he left. I allowed him to see her in January with myself there. He saw her for 3 hours and had to drive back to NY for inclimate weather. She was 2 years old, three now. I told him it was probably best since he made the decisions of leaving his child to move out of state and choosing a woman over her, that he should just move on. Its unfair to our daughter to have pop up visits and will more than likely lead to alot of heart ache and disappointment on my daughters end. We still have not been to court but I am planning on talking with a lawyer very soon. I hadn't heard a peep from him since January 15 until October 26,2015 and is wisely using his words by text to make it seem like I have made it impossible for him to be in our daughters life. In my eyes he abandoned his child. He hasn't even provided me and address or place of employment. I just know he is somewhere in NY. He is now attempting to make incidental or token visits and communications. Does he have a leg to stand on at this point?

A leg to stand on for what?

He has the right to establish paternity, custody/visitation and child support, just as you do.

He is not required to pay support nor provide you with his address or employment information until ordered by the court. If there were domestic issues, refusing to come to you home to see his child was the smart thing for him to do.

Since you were not married his status as legal father required other action. Until he is legally the father, he has no parental rights. Once he goes to court and is declared to be the father of your and his child, he will have the rights granted by law and the court. What you want or think are appropriate are irrelevant.

How you see him means nothing. Your attitude is not in your child's - or your - best interest. Remember the custodial parent must facilitate ordered visitation and other contact. You need to contact an attorney now. You also need to get an attitude adjustment and be prepared to deal with him under the courts rules, not yours. Continue with the attitude you have posted in your message may find you the parent doing the visiting.