Is the father entitled to visitation if his children have a guardian that I signed for?

Paula C: Is the father entitled to visitation if his children have a guardian that I signed for?
My son has 2 minor children in Illinois & is the legal father. The mother & he, who never married, gave guardianship to her mother. Does my son automatically have a legal right to visitation?

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Answer by sensible_man
Is he paying Child Support or has this ever went through the court system? If not, he is just an outsider since he could not prove he is the father should the law be called. The situation of giving away guardianship troubles me since if it isn’t part of a court case, it probably isn’t legal either. You can’t just pass children around.

Answer by Anne B
As long as he has not signed his parental rights away, he has the right of visitation.

Support payments have nothing to do with visitation, though he should be paying adequate and verifiable support.

He should go back to Court and request a visitation order.