When a parent does not have court ordered custody papers..any parent can have thr chilld...EX if the father takes him and doesn't want to return them well there is nothing you can do...if you call the police..they want a copy of the court ordered custody papers to remove the child from the non custodial parent....protect yourself get court ordered papers....my children were take by their father...i had no choice but to wait it out till he decided to return them...I did not have custody papers and nothing could be done since he was the father
The biological mother has presumptive custody, at least until a custody order is hammered out in court.
If the parents have never married and live separately with their own parents, a court would need to decide on custody. Typically, the court will place the child with the mother, but the best interests of the child are primary.
mother has sole custody even if living with father
The mother. The father have to petition the court for custody or visitation right.
If the parents are going to split up, one needs to file with the courts to define custody, child support, visitation, etc.
The mother is presumed to have custody unless there is a court order saying otherwise.
the person who has physical possesion of the child.
When the parents aren't married the mother has sole custody of her child. Once paternity has been established the father can petition for joint custody or visitation rights. A child support order will also be issued at that time. See the link provided below for a sample booklet on never married parents questions and rights in Massachusetts and a link for child custody laws in the US.
yes, see links below
mother has sole custody, father has child support obligation. see link
She already has sole legal custody as an unmarried mother. He can petition for visitation and pay child support.
Only if the parents are found unfit does the grandparents as well as other relatives have a chance for custody.
The mother has legal custody from birth if never married. The father have to go to court to get his parental rights and prove paternity so he can seek visitation, custody and pay child support. The mother is in this case the one who decides what name the child will have since she is the guardian.If the custody is not with father, then after getting the custody , they may change the name.