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In cases where the parents of minor children are unmarried the mother generally retainssole custodial rights until the father files a custodial suit.

However, this does not mean the mother of the minor children can arbitrarily deny the father's rights of visitation.

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Q: Who has legal custody of minor children when parents never married in Utah?
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