Usually the custody stays as is until the child becomes 18 years of age, or graduates high school, which ever one occurs last. So if the child is 18, yet still has a few months of high school left, then usually the custody remains as originally ordered. But check your papers from the court on that to see if this particular issue was addressed in them.
Yes, if the relationship breaks down and one leave they still have a chance for custody depending on the circumstances and how long they are gone etc.
If you have primary custody you rule the child's life. You're the parent in charge but the other parent may still be entitled visitation.
Yes, being granted full custody does not relieve the other parent of their financial obligations to the child(ren).
Yes, unless the living parent has a court order not allowing them to be with the child in that case the child would go to the next relative that is willing to take the child. The surviving parent will still have to go to court to have the custody awarded to him/her. After all, the court felt there was a good reason that the full custody award was rendered in the first place.
yes
Even without full custody, a parent is still a parent. Make sure that you have an open dialogue with your child so that you can discuss these types of things with them.
If they are the child's legal parent yes. The only way that they might be unresponsible is if the other parent had sole physical and legal custody. If they have joint custody but the child lives most of the time with the other parent they are still responsible.
This is dependent on the circumstance as parents with downs syndrome can still raise a child.
The living parent may still be ordered to pay support. Why doesn't the living parent have custody? see link below
Yes, either from the other teen parent, or the teen's parents, which can be either the teen mother or father, depending on which has court ordered custody. Child support may not be ordered if the teen parent has joint physical custody, which is best for the child.
Of course. Unless the non-custodial parent takes sole custody, the non-custodial parent is still responsible for paying child support to whomever the child goes to. There is no reason the death of a parent should terminate the other parent's child support obligation.
NO