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If the mother and father of a child aren't married does the father have parental rights?
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∙ 18y ago
Yes, but first the father must establish paternity and then petition the court for those rights if he is not on the birth certificate. The court will also require the father to pay child support and probably furnish adequate medical coverage, depending on the situation.
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∙ 18y ago
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∙ 15y agoYes. Marriage or not, that is still his child just as it is the mothers. In most cases, the father will have joint legal custody with the mother. That means he get to have a say in all matters of schooling, religion, medical, etc.....
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∙ 13y agoYes
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If the mother and father of a child are married does the father have parental rights?
Yes, equal to the mother.
If the mother and father are married can the mother take parental rights away from the father?
No. That can only be done by a court order.
What will happen if the mother doesn't want the father to have paternal rights?
In the UK, if you are married when your children are born, you both automatically have parental rights. If you are not married, then you have to apply for parental responsibility rights, if the mother does not want to share that with you. This can be done by court order. After 2003, if not married but father is written on the birth certificate, that is enough to have parental responsibility and all that that entails. Not sure how it is for you guys in the USA!
Can a mother keep father from seeing children without court order in Kansas?
No. Not if the father's parental rights have been established legally.No. Not if the father's parental rights have been established legally.No. Not if the father's parental rights have been established legally.No. Not if the father's parental rights have been established legally.
Can a mother treminate her parental rights for father to responsibility?
Yes.
Can the father of your baby give up his parental rights to his cousin?
If the cousin is currently married to you, and is willing to accept parental responsibilities and adopt the child, then the father can give up his parental rights.
How does stepmother with POA sign over deployed father's parental rights back to birth mother?
Custody, not parental rights.
I want to live with my step father but he has no parental rights?
Probably not. In most places, unless your natural father has lost or given up his rights and the step father actually adopted you, he has no parental rights (he was merely your mother's husband.)
Does the birth mother have to file for legal custody of her son in Virginia even if there is no legal father?
No. If the mother is unmarried then she has legal custody of her child automatically. If the father wants parental rights he must establish his paternity in court.No. If the mother is unmarried then she has legal custody of her child automatically. If the father wants parental rights he must establish his paternity in court.No. If the mother is unmarried then she has legal custody of her child automatically. If the father wants parental rights he must establish his paternity in court.No. If the mother is unmarried then she has legal custody of her child automatically. If the father wants parental rights he must establish his paternity in court.
If the mother has sole physical custody and shares joint legal custody with the father the two never married if the mother dies can her husband who is not the baby's biological father assume custody?
No, unless the baby's biological father relenquishes his parental rights, he would get custody of the child if the mother dies, not her husband. The biological father must sign his rights away to the mother's husband.
The mother took the child from the father with out permission and they are not married is this kidnapping?
No, single fathers have no parental rights to the children until granted them by a court. see links below
Who has legal custody rights until judges says different if the parents are not married he is on the birth certificate and is married to someone else?
If you were not married when the child arrived the legal custody lies with the mother. The father have to prove paternity in court before he can get his parental rights.
