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In most places, the father has just as much right to their child as the mother does, even if they were never married. If the mother wants to legally keep the child away, she will need to go through the family courts. In some states, if she tries to do this without a court order, she can be charged with interfering with child custody or other charges. If there are no solid reasons to keep the father away, the judge may not grant the mother's request.
If the mother is proven unfit or incapable of caring for the child the court can order the child be removed from her physical custody. It is, however, extremely rare for the court to take away alll the rights of a mother to her child.
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No. Not until the child is 18.
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You must file for legal custody of the child. If the judge sees the mother unfit then custody battle will most likely be won.
Yes, if the mother is absent or found incompetent the judge can take away her maternal rights at which point the next of kin will be asked to raise the child.
No. You will still have to pay child support for your children.
It is hard to say what a judge would do. Most likely the judge will allow the father to sign away his rights but charge the father child support for the child. It really can go any direction, but this is the most logical.
I assume that you mean "from the biologicalfather". The father have every right to have you see his child when the child stays with him. The mother can do nothing about that unless she can prove you are unfit or dangerous to the child and then she will need a court order to keep you away.
I'm in KCMO. A judge has to approve it and the mother cannot be on welfare now or in the future.
You had no standing either way, and how do you know he has lost his rights? Did a judge tell him this, or just the mother? Only a judge can do that, and it isn't easy with involving an adoption. If he's just taking her word for it, his could be in trouble later, as one day she could file retroactive child support on him. see link