It does happen, usually only when the parents are dead or otherwise incapable.
Mother files motion for custody
You, because you are the mother of the child. Unless you got the baby taken away form you and someone else has custody of him/her.
The courts will determine who gets custody of the child. The courts will consider what is in the best interest of the child.
If you are a parent of a child, then you would provide support for the child, even if you do not have custody.
See related link below.
Yes, as long as the legal custody schedule is changed, child support can also be adjusted.
No, Betsy Ross was not an only child. She had seventeen siblings.
It could be, if you don't have custody of the child.
If an official change of custody has not been done, yes. see link below
Not solely due to her age, but a 17-year-old who is making bad judgments about parenting or who has no financial resources to properly care for a child can easily lose custody.
you have to follow the exsisting court order, but can certainly go in and make a motion to have the order modified for custody and child support
Yes, harboring a runaway.