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A minor who becomes a parent has the same legal rights to their child as an adult parent. In such a case the young man would need to establish proof paternity before he would be able to file for his custodial rights. Such proof is best obtained through DNA testing although the majority of state's will accept blood test results.
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∙ 18y ago
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∙ 13y agoGenerally, if the parents are unmarried the mother has sole custody and control in most states until the father can establish his paternity. Remember, a child's mother can always be identified by medical records. Since the father didn't give birth and he was not legally married at the time of the birth he must establish his paternity by signing the birth certificate at the time of birth (waiving DNA testing rights) which must be done with mother's consent. If he doesn't sign the birth certificate then he must seek another way to establish his paternity and that is done through a DNA test. A paternity test can be arranged through the court and once established the father can request visitations, custody and set up a schedule of regular child support payments for the child.
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Can i change my child's last name if his father signs over his rights?
yah i think so how old is the child?
What rights do i have as the father of a 17 year old pregnant girl?
Depends on your age.
Does a 17 year old father to be have any parental rights of the child if girlfriend uses her last name on birth certificate?
no matter how old the father doesn't really have a say its up to the woman and its her final decision like an abortion. The father cannot say anything. JJ3001
If you have full custody of your 3-year-old son what rights does his mother have and what rights does your new wife have?
A step-parent has no legal rights regarding your child. The biological mother has visitation rights and other rights when the child is in her custody.
Does the father of your child have any rights as a father if he is illegal and will be deported if he goes to court to fight for visitation rights?
Yes, he still has a right to be the child's father. Illegally or Legally he is the child's biological father and no matter what anyone says You, the mother and The father laid down and had the child so i think he has every right to be the child's father legally or illegally. And for him to be deported and he has a child is down right wrong. But if he is deported i think when the child is old enough you should sit down and talk about daddy. There are such things as passports, go see the father if he is deported. i really hope that i was a little help Sincerely, M.A.H.
Does a 22 year old white male have rights to his unborn baby?
No. The father does not legally have any rights until the child is born.
I am a 16 year old father of a two week old girl the mother is not letting me see my daughter and she hasn't set up child support what are my rights as a father?
see link
Does a 4-year-old child's biological father have any rights if he is not on her birth certificate or any document?
only if he can prove that he is indeed prove that he is 99.9% the father
What rights does a fourteen year old boy have as a father?
the same rights as any age father
Can a 18 year old sue a biological father who gave up his rights in California when the child was an infant?
Depends what you are going to sue him for...
I am getting married there is a 5 year old child involved the biological father does not want anything to do with child and is willing to sign over his rights i am willing to raise child as my own?
His decision to sign over his rights has to be approved by the courts.
Do I have visitation rights as a 17 year old father?
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Can a father relinquish his parental rights to the child's grandparents?
If the father gives up his rights they will have no rights either. They can see the child if the mother say so. Even before that only a few states have rights for grandparents so they can seek visitation through the court. It is always up to the parents to decide.
What are father's rights in SC regarding 6 month old child?
Married father, the same as the mother. A single father has no rights, regardless of age of the child, until granted them by a court. see link
What if the child is born in Mexico and the American father is only 16 do the fathers American parents have any rights or the 16 year old father someone please reply need help?
Since the father is a minor, I would think that his parents have rights.
Can a two year old child stay over multiple nights with her father in a custody agreement?
The answer is yes as long as the Father has custodial or access rights to the child. In the roles were reversed, would this question also apply to a mother?
What is an 18 year old fathers rights to his newborn child?
His rights are to pay child support and petition for visitation.
