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Can you get sole custody of your child if the father left the city leaving no way to contact him?
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The answer depends on your marital status. An unmarried mother has sole custody of her child in most jurisdictions unless and until the father has established his paternity in court and requested joint custody.
If married, it is called 'abandonment' and you have it automatically when he left you. If he returned to your life at a later time, he would have to pay back child support. The court would never allow him full custody if he just abandoned you, unless you were proven unfit to be a mother.
Here is a tip, when the baby is born, do not put the father's name in the blank on the birth certificate. Just have them leave it blank, do not put "unknown" or the real father could use that against you saying you slept around and don't even know the real father. Leaving it blank means he will have to prove his paternity in order to have visitation. Most guys (especially the type who run away) will not go through the trouble.
If the couple are married the mother must place the spouse's name on the birth certificate or sign an affidavit stating that the spouse is not the father of the child. Such action will negate any possibility of support or total custody paternity has been established. If the couple are not married the law presumes that the mother has full custodial rights until the alleged father has established paternity and has received custodial rights from the court.
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How do you set up custody of your child in case of your death?
Contact the father so custody can be givin to rightful parent.
Joint custody,father is going to military leaving child with step mom?
As long as she has Power of Attorney.
How can you get custody of a child when the mother left the state they where living in with the child?
You have to get a lawyer and file for custody. There are some agencies that can provide free legal counsel, contact your local child protection service.
If a biological father has had no contact with his child then can he get custody of him if something happens to the mother?
Unless the biological father has relinquished custody, he can ask the court to grabt custody in case the mother dies or cannot take care of herself.
If a child is in custody of the state and is out of state living with the grandmother does the father have a right to go and retreive the child?
No. You need to contact the state that has custody to determine your rights. If you go and get the child you may be guilty of custodial interference.
Can you change your child's surname without the consent of the farther if they have contact?
You indicate they have "Contact", but what is the status of Custody? If the Father has visitation, partial or shared custody, legal& or physical....No, you cannot change the Surname of the child without the Fathers explicit consent!!
Can a single father move out of the state of Oklahoma with his child if he does not have full custody?
No. If the child's' mother calls the police you could loss custody of your child and possible go to jail. If I was you I would contact a lawyer who specializes in child custody cases. If you can get a notarized letter from the mother saying it is okay and giving you full custody.
Does a father have the same legal rights to a child if neither has custody in Louisiana and the mother took the child to another state?
No. If you are not married the mother have custody automatically since birth. The only way for the father to get it is by proving paternity in court and he can then petition for custody, visitation and pay child support. Until then he can not stop her and the child form leaving. If you are married she can also leave with the child and so could you since you both have equal right to the child then.
If father has no contact with child for first five years do you need to file for full custody?
No, you slowly make it harder, i.e. first use half, if father continues declining, file full custody
Father wants custody of child and the mother is sick?
Father must petition for custody and court will weigh what situation is best for the child
If a father has full custody of a child and the court says that they can't find the mother is there any way he can get child support from her?
The court can do nothing until they are able to contact her.
How often is the father awarded custody of the child over the mother?
How often is the father awarded custody of the child over the mother in North Carolina?
