Mother has sole custody. I'm in KCMO.
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the parent that can best suite the needs of the child!
An unmarried mother has legal custody of her child until the father has established his paternity legally.
If the parents have never married and live separately with their own parents, a court would need to decide on custody. Typically, the court will place the child with the mother, but the best interests of the child are primary.
He can file an injunction.
Presumed sole custody in 49 sates.
If you were never married to the father of the child(Children) custody HAS NOT been established. You must go to court and have custody determined. My child lived with me for 5 Years. The father paid support to the state of Missouri Which I entern received, and he visited on occasion. One weekend he picked her up for a visit and disappeared. No one would help because custody was never established. He had just as much right as I.
establish custody
It depends on your legal status before and after the father left. If you are married then he still has full parental rights until a court renders a custody order. If you have been divorced custody should have been addressed in the divorce decree. If you were never married and he has no previously established custodial rights then you have full legal custody.
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If you are not married the custody automatically falls on the mother and the father have to go to court to get visitation or custody. If you are married you have equal rights.
You need to add more details such as whether you are married, divorced or never married and whether the father has any custody rights or visitation rights.You need to add more details such as whether you are married, divorced or never married and whether the father has any custody rights or visitation rights.You need to add more details such as whether you are married, divorced or never married and whether the father has any custody rights or visitation rights.You need to add more details such as whether you are married, divorced or never married and whether the father has any custody rights or visitation rights.
In most states that default is the mother. The court can determine otherwise.
He has married many but has never been married who is he
It depends on which parent the court sees more fit.