Can a 17 year old get custody of a child?
it's a long story but my best friend wants me to take care of her daughter. She really can't do it, she's kinda messed up right now and we've talked about it a lot of times and i told her I would do it for her because I don't want to see her daughter go with someone else. Right now her daughter 2yrs old and besides she's always with me anyway, she pratically lives with me from the get go. but is it possible for me to get legal rights too?
How can a mother get custody of an unborn child over the father?
There is no such thing as custody of an unborn child. This is for two reasons. First, children in utero have no independent legal existence prior to birth. Second, custody would be moot even if they did. It’s not exactly practicable to establish a partial custody schedule for a foetus. Transportation would be an issue, let’s just say.So a custody case brought prior to birth would generally be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. (In California, apparently, there may be some sort of local exception to this, as a commenter observes.)After the baby is born, courts may exercise jurisdiction to determine custody arrangements as is provided by local law (in the U.S. both parents have equal legal rights, but paternity may need to be established and as a matter of biology, the baby would have to start out with the mother), but procedural provisions vary significantly. You would need to consult an attorney in the location where you are to determine what papers need to be presented.If there is a significant risk that the baby will be, if left in the mother’s care, immediately at risk, the child-protective-service agency should be involved. If it is just a garden-variety dispute over parenting time, though, this can wait for regular proceedings after birth.You might be able to work out an informal agreement (bearing in mind that any subsequent custody determination will be de novo) or try to arrange mediation by talking directly to the other party.
Is it true that fathers can lose custody of their children by failing paternity tests?
From what I recall from when I studied family law years ago, in most states the husband of the mother is presumed to be the father of the child if they were married at the time the child was born. This presumption is rebuttable by DNA test, but in at least some states even if evidence of actual biological paternity is produced, the husband's paternity will not be terminated while the marriage remains intact unless he explicitly wishes it terminated, and indeed in some states cannot be terminated even if he does wish it while the marriage remains intact (thus, the only way he can disavow the child is by divorcing his wife). If the husband acknowledges the child as his own despite proof of not being the biological parent, the actual biological father may well be barred from claiming legal paternity. This is becoming increasingly important now that we have marriage equality; in a same-sex marriage involving two women, the mother's wife is legally one of the child's two parents, her female sex and incapability of being the biological parent notwithstanding.A DNA test performed for reasons other than to establish paternity in the context of a legal action in which paternity is at issue would not automatically terminate paternity (but obviously could be introduced at a later time in such an action).These rules have changed a lot over the years (the presumption of paternity used to much harder to rebut, and is still one of the strongest presumptions in law), and the manner in which they have changed has varied by jurisdiction, so check with an attorney licensed in the state having jurisdiction over the child to obtain an answer useful for any purpose.
What rights as mother do I have to obtain full custody of my child?
First of all, if the father never signed the birth certificate then there is no proof that he is the father, therefore he don't have any rights until he takes a paternity test. So you can with hold visitations from him legally but I would go through and take him to get a paternity test and the whole child support thing. You can request a drug test be done on him and his family if there's drug usage. And all visits until he cleaned up can be requested supervised. But after, it's up to the judge. If he sees it fit that supervision is still needed then it will be so but if he doesn't think that supervision is necessary then it would be really hard to make it that way. The best way is to prove the father an unfit parent. That way you would have full custody.
Can a green-card holder mother bring her newly born child to the usa? ?
Raelyn is right. The 2nd answer is at least well meaning, however wrong, as for the 3rd.... US immigration regulations do allow green card holding mothers to bring their new born children back to the US without a visa if this is her first trip back to the US since the birth of the child. Otherwise, the mother would need to file a petition in the US which would take a minimum of 3 years. I'd recommend contacting the local US embassy first though. If you're flying back to the US, the airline will probably want assurance from the embassy to board your child. that will be a lot easier to get, if you don't surprise them. otherwise, expect delays.
Child Support?
Recently my ex has informed me that he does not plan on being my baby's daddy. He is moving all the way to Florida(we both live in Pennsylvania) and that since he did after all use protection it’s not his problem. Obviously I am not going to take this lying down because it's not fair that I spend the rest of my life taking care of our child while he just walks away. We are also both in our teens. Anyway, my question is, can I sue for child support? We both rely on our parents for money and live in their house, but that shouldn't be a problem should it? And if I can sue, what is the limit or does it vary my state?
Can my baby daddy take full custody...?
Can he take me to court and gain full custody of our baby because I don't have a crib or anything because he refuses to help buy stuff I need for her? And also, what can he do if I don't give her his last name?