Under all circumstances, unwed mothers have sole custody and control in every state until paternity is legally established. The mother has a medical record that proves maternity. Since there was no marriage the father must prove his paternity. Then child support and visitation orders can be established, and petitions for custody can be filed.
Michigan has adopted the UCCJEA. What you're asking is, which State should have jurisdiction over custody. The answer is, and will always be Michigan. Decker v. Lyle (2003). www.Floridaslostsecrets.com
Why is the child in state custody?
If a child is born out of wedlock, a paternity affidavit is filled out and signed. The exact forms vary from state to state, but basically the forms list the parents' and child's information, and both parents swear they believe the man is the father of the child. The form is a legal document for purposes of naming, support, inheritance, and custody disputes.
In general, one cannot give one's child to the State. The taxpayers are not interested in raising your child. When the State does take custody of a child, it pursues the parents for support.
No, and you would be breaking a ton of laws as you have to get custody rights first, and have the other parent either stripped of their rights or they have denounced their rights. Otherwise, a judge is definitely going to send you to jail for kidnapping and will just as likely deny any appeal for custody.
the one who did not abandon the child probally
The mother. The father have to prove paternity in court and petition for visitation or custody. He can then also pay child support.
The law presumes that an unmarried woman has sole custody of a child born out of wedlock until/unless a court rules otherwise.
A custody agreement will need to be done through an attorney for an unborn child. This will be presented to the judge who will decide what happens.
Michigan has adopted the UCCJEA. What you're asking is, which State should have jurisdiction over custody. The answer is, and will always be Michigan. Decker v. Lyle (2003). www.Floridaslostsecrets.com
No. The parent who does not have custody have to apply for visitation in court.
Custody in Michigan must be established either through divorce, family support case or paternity case. Once established you can file a petition to change the order or have it inforced.
Generally, the mother gets custody in Tennessee. Unless there are some horrible, provable reasons that the mother is unfit to have custody. I have been through this very situation myself. Tennessee is a Mother's Rights state.
He has no parental rights and since the mother has custody automatically after birth she can call the police on him for kidnapping. Unless he has proven paternity that is legally not his child. And even if he does prove paternity he will have to go to court to get visitation and custody and pay child support. He can not take the child anywhere wihtout the mothers consent and certainly not out of state.
No. Unless he gets custody of the child and you want to be around it for your own good. Why would you even think that sweetie?
No, you cannot move a child out of state if you have joint custody.
Why is the child in state custody?