Thank you for your imput.
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Also, will he be able to show up 2-3 years from now and get visitation with a child that he does not know?
it depends on what happens between now and then but very likely, yes although it very likely would be limited and/or supervised
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After a period of time would I be able to prove abandament on his part?
not unless he is adjudicated to be the father first. You cannot cut off a fathers rights unless he, and the courts, know that he is the father first.
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It is not my goal to keep this child away from his father but at the same time I want him to have a stable life. I don't want the child to end up 2-3 years old ...or even 7-8 and the father decides he finally wants to do something. Then, who knows at that point probably be in and out anyways.
So would it be in my best interest to notify a family court when the child is born as to who the father is? So after a period of time I could prove that I've tried to establish a relationship with no reply?
Or.
Should I just let a 'sleeping dog lie' - Just wait until he notifys the court if and when he'd like to see his child?

