As long as the Intended parents have a legal contract with the surrogate that states that they will assume full custody, the surrogate has NO rights to the child and no chance of gaining custody.
No. The biological father have rights. Unless the court find him unfit to have custody then there might be a chance.
My, what a sad story! yes the mother would more likely be in full custody of the children or child
You have the right to file for a change of custody with the court. You will have to present convincing evidence that the child's mother is unfit to retain custody of the child. Frankly: It is a stiff burden of proof to overcome to convince the court to remove a child from its mother's custody.
Even though the mother is underage she still has custody of her child as long as she does not do something to get custody taken away from her
Custody issues are decided by the courts on the basis of the best interest of the child in question. If the child is likely to be cared for better by the father than by the grandmother, then yes, the father would have a good chance of winning custody.
lost the child to whom?
When married you have equal rights to the child.
Without knowing the jurisdiction difficult to say. In general, you'd need to prove the mother is unfit to have custody. This is a hard thing to do. Joint custody is more likely.
How often is the father awarded custody of the child over the mother in North Carolina?
the father gets the custody of the child if the mother dies
You have to get a lawyer and file for custody. There are some agencies that can provide free legal counsel, contact your local child protection service.
The mother. If she dies, her parents get custody.