Q: I’m 16 and my pregnant girlfriend is 15. When we have our baby do we both have rights? Or Do they go to girlfriend paren
My girlfriends parents couldn’t keep me away from my child or have more rights then me? Do I myself have control over my kid as the same of my girlfriend?
A: Since you are unmarried, the mother will have sole legal custody of the child. And since she is a minor, her parents can stills set rules for her. An unmarried father has no legal rights unless he establishes paternity and a court grants him parental rights, and then the court can also order the father to start paying child support until the child reaches age 18.
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