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If a couple is under 18 does the father have the same rights as the mother?
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∙ 15y ago
The answer depends on the state where you live, but generally not.
Most fathers, particilarly if not married to the mother, have fewer rights.
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How long before a mother's rights are terminated when a child has been left with the father?
There is no universal answer to your question. The mother's rights must be terminated by a court order. The father need to consult with an attorney who specializes in custody issues under the laws in your jurisdiction.There is no universal answer to your question. The mother's rights must be terminated by a court order. The father need to consult with an attorney who specializes in custody issues under the laws in your jurisdiction.There is no universal answer to your question. The mother's rights must be terminated by a court order. The father need to consult with an attorney who specializes in custody issues under the laws in your jurisdiction.There is no universal answer to your question. The mother's rights must be terminated by a court order. The father need to consult with an attorney who specializes in custody issues under the laws in your jurisdiction.
What are the rights of the mother who has shared custody of the child but is not the custodial parent?
same as a father under the same conditions. What the court orders say.
Does the mother have to consent to for the father to sign over rights of children?
Yes, but under certain circumstances, neither she, nor the court has the power to do it. see related question.
What happens when a mother does not name the father on the birthcertificate when the child is born and the man she is with is told that he is the father of this child... Then 5 years later he is told?
the man she was living with was NOT the biological father, but he was under the assumption that he was and was supporting and raising the child as his own. what rights does he have
Can a father give up rights if he signed the birth certificate?
It matters if the father is named on the certificate as the father. If so, then he has as much rights as the mother. But in a court of law you might find the mother has a little more. Only if the mother has a problem will the father get custody. The law see's the mother as the one who the child should live with.
Can a child have her father give up his parental rights?
Only with the permission of the mother AND the courts, provided the mother is not on Welfare or will be. Only mothers have the right, under the laws of the land, to abort, abandon, and give up their rights to their children, without societal repercussionand being called deadbeats.
Scenario A US citizen mother and an illegal immigrant father What is the maternal grandparents rights if something happens to the mother?
The same under all possible scenarios. Unless specifically stated in a custody decree, they get the child. In Kansas, if the children are under five and the mother is married to the man, and together, the maternal grandparents have first right to take the children under the tender years doctrine. Unless specified, no divorced or single father has a presumed right to the children when a custodial mother dies.
In Oklahoma can the father of a child born to an unwed couple just come to the house and take the child or does there need to be a custody order?
No, single fathers have no assumed rights to their children, under ALL scenarios.
If a mother lies to the court and says father never consulted a child psychologist and there is proof he did what can happen?
If under oath, it's perjury. To learn your rights, check Dads House below.
When parents have shared custody and one moves out of state does the other parent automatically get full custody?
No. Not if the father has visitation rights. In that case the mother would need court approval. If the father objects the court will hear the objections and issue a ruling.No. Not if the father has visitation rights. In that case the mother would need court approval. If the father objects the court will hear the objections and issue a ruling.No. Not if the father has visitation rights. In that case the mother would need court approval. If the father objects the court will hear the objections and issue a ruling.No. Not if the father has visitation rights. In that case the mother would need court approval. If the father objects the court will hear the objections and issue a ruling.
Can you move froM pa with my son no one has custody of him?
If married? NoIf single? The mother can as the father has no rights, but he could still file an injunction.Even if married, frequently the mother will move anyway than make an allegation against the father in the new state. By the time he clears himself, the new state has jurisdiction under the UCJAA.
How do you give custody of a child?
I will like to know, what rights a father that is 18 and illegal has, when the mother is 15,witch will make her under age.She is saying that she and her child molester father is moving so he can't see his son unless he is with her. The father whats to be there for the baby and does not want to take him from the mom,but want what safes for his son and being with the mother is not safe.I would like to know what the father can do to be in the babys life but still has his freedom?
