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Hi. My ex girlfriend is pregnant with my baby. I have a full-time job and live on my own. I do not abuse any drugs, nor have I never abused her in any way. She simply does not want to be with me anymore. I want to be 100% involved in my child's life. I want to be there every step of the way. She is telling me that she does not want me involved. She does not want to put my name on the birth certificate, nor does she want our child to have my last name. I'm 25 years old and my ex is 20. She still lives at home and currently does not have a job. I want to know if she is able to do this? She also told me that she will be solely breast feeding, therefore she told me that I would only be able to visit my child at her discretion. I don't feel as though this is fair since I have never cheated on her, never abused her, or never had any reason to believe that I would be an unfit father. She simply does not want me in her life anymore. I need to know if she is able to do all these things? I'm willing to go to court to fight this, but I need to know if what she is saying/doing is legal?
I'd also like to specify that I live in Ontario Canada
I would see if there is any legal advice you can get locally, any advice we give would only relevant to the UK legal system, and would likely be completely different in Canada.
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