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Does an unwed mother have sole custody?
Yes, the father have to go to court to get visitation or custody.
Can a mother with custody move out of state with her child for a better paying job if father has two hourd of visitation a week?
Yes. However, if the visitation is no longer practical, one of the parents may need to file for a modification of custody or visitation.
What happens with sole custody after the father is awarded visitation in Tennessee?
The mother can still have sole legal and physical custody when the father is awarded visitations. Custody and visitations are separate matters. The mother would be required to obey the visitation schedule.
Can the mother loose rights if she legitimizes her child?
The father might seek visitation and/or custody.
What rights does a mother have if custody hasn't been established?
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.
Can the biological father of your daughter whom she does not know seek visitation or custody only if you file for divorce from the mother?
yes biological fathers may seek visitation and custody rights
The father and mother have a verbal agreement on visitation but the father never returned the child and the mother had no way of contacting the father and now the father has filed for custody?
Okay, cool.
Can a father get custody after not seeing his child after a year in the state of Missouri?
Not if the mother still have custody. He better have a good explanation to tell the judge why he has not seen his child for a year. If he has a good reason they would probably start with visitation. Full custody he can not get unless the mother is unfit.
How do you file for custody if there has been no court order and the mother did not bring the child back after visitation in the State of Texas?
If you are not married and there is no custody or visitation order, she has custody automatically. The father have to prove paternity in court by a DNA test and then petition for custody or visitation. He can then also pay child support.
Do you have the right as an unwed mother to deny the biological father visitation rights?
You do not have the right to deny visitations but if you do, the father can and should request a court hearing to establish his paternity and get visitation rights. He can request custody or joint custody and the court will render a decision. If the child is to remain with the mother the court will set up a child support order and the father can file contempt charges if the mother withholds visitation or violates the visitation order in any other way.
Who has legal custody of a minor child when parents never married in Georgia?
The mother. The father have to petition the court for custody or visitation right.
Who has the right of custody to a child born out of wedlock under Alaska law?
The mother. The father have to petition the court for visitation right and custody.
