Not voluntarily. The court must approve and the mother must not collect Welfare. see link
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 there are no court orders both parents have equal rights.
Bragging Rights has been taken out of the schedule.
No. That can only be done by a court order.
A step-father will not be able to adopt a child unless the father signs away his rights. You can take it to court and win the case.
no
If a father finds out he is the biological father of a child, he has as many rights to the child as the mother does. He can take the mother to court for custody or to set up a parenting plan.
yes
Because he wanted to
This varies from state to state. step 1 for the bio father would be to sue for paternity; if he does so, he will establish his parental rights and may be responsible for child support as well as have visitation rights, or even be able to sue for custody.
You didn't provide enough detail. The answer depends on the marital status, whether paternity has been established if the parties were not married and whether the father has custody rights. If he has custody rights she is not allowed to just take them. If they are married they have equal rights to the children.
The english Bill of Rights took place in ENgland, on the year of 1689.