Any factors that address the health, safety, and/or best interest of the child.
Legal Custody is different than Parental rights. The courts decides child visitation, etc. and parents could pay child support to grandparent. It is all up to the courts..
Yes, this could happen.
You could file a child in need of care motion to obtain guardianship.
If you are concerned about being granted custody of a child it would be best to speak to an attorney about the situation. Custody laws vary, depending on the state. A knowledgeable attorney could provide you with the relevant information and worthwhile advice.
It is not in the best interest of the child to be in the custody of a parent who violates the law. They exhibit poor judgment and could place the child in danger.It is not in the best interest of the child to be in the custody of a parent who violates the law. They exhibit poor judgment and could place the child in danger.It is not in the best interest of the child to be in the custody of a parent who violates the law. They exhibit poor judgment and could place the child in danger.It is not in the best interest of the child to be in the custody of a parent who violates the law. They exhibit poor judgment and could place the child in danger.
No. If you are not married the mother have custody automatically since birth. The only way for the father to get it is by proving paternity in court and he can then petition for custody, visitation and pay child support. Until then he can not stop her and the child form leaving. If you are married she can also leave with the child and so could you since you both have equal right to the child then.
Physical custody means that a person (typically the parent) has the right to have the child living with them. This could be sole physical custody, or even joint physical custody in which the parents share custody of their child.
As unfortunate as this may be it is possible for the father to get custody of the baby, but not full custody unless the mother is proven unfit. Because reguardless of what happened between the couple the father is still the father of the child, and the father still has his rights as a father to be a part of his child's life.
Not on the grounds cited in the question. The father could petition the court for custodial rights assuming he has established paternity. Unmarried women are presumed under the laws of all US states to have sole custody of their child unless a court rules otherwise. It is possible that the father could obtain joint custody and most assuredly visitation rights, but primary or sole custody would not be likely, even concerning a matter of cohabitation. This would not necessarily be the case for children born out of a marriage.
maybe if they have custody they could get child benefits
She can have her rights terminated by the court if they and you agree to it. If you mean custody you have to (unless you have already done this) go to court and prove paternity and then you can ask for custody and also for her to pay child support. Terminating her rights does not mean she don't have to pay child support. Minor parents have the same rights as adult ones.
There is no hard and fast rule. The Court must determine that it is in the best interest of the child that parental rights be terminated. Contact with the child is considered, but many other issues are also considered.