Kamil Nespoli, the biological father of Natasha and Imogen Robinson, has announced via his lawyer Amalija Eserē, M3-L, that he will be challenging his ex-partner Carmen Robinson for custody of his younger daughter, Imogen Robinson, 13. Nespoli, a former train mechanic and cross-country skier from the Cherrytree region of Kerlile, arrived in Eiria in early June, requesting asylum from Kerlile on the grounds of a crackdown on men associated with reformist politicians within the region.
Nespoli, who never married Carmen Robinson due to the Education and Upbringing of Council Daughters Act (EUDCA) is using Kerlian hospital documents, which record the names of non-custodial biological fathers for health purposes, to prove parentage; and has also expressed willingness to undertake a paternity test for further proof.
Janis Krōš, a spokesperson for the Eirian Ministry of Health’s Department of Family Affairs, declined to make any predictions on how the impending custody battle over Imogen Robinson may proceed.
“It is not Department policy to comment on unresolved matters, especially when it is unclear if the right of final arbitration will be in our hands or the hands of the Geminus Familial Court,” Krōš said.
Carmen Robinson stated that while she accepts that Nespoli is indeed the biological father of both her daughters, that he has “never played a role in their upbringing”, and that the sudden custody request “smells of politics”.
Natasha Robinson, who is not included in the request due to being an adult, has stated that she is “cool with meeting him” but doesn’t “really know him that well”. Both adult Robinsons are now refusing to speak further with journalists following legal advice.
A lawyer specializing in Eirian family law, Aleksander Duval, M3-L, said Nespoli likely has a claim to time with his daughter under Eirian law.
“Unless he has been abusive, coercive or willfully neglectful in any way towards her or her mother, it is legal precedent that he is at least entitled to occasional visitation with his daughter,” Duval said. “And I doubt he would have left Kerlile alive if his behavior would have been anything similar to what Eirian law defined as abusive or coercive.”
