Q: In Indiana, does the mother automatically get custody of children born out of wedlock?
My boyfriend and I have been struggling to deal with his 2 children's mother. We have both girls the majority of the time but any time she gets mad or we do something she doesnt like (like putting them to bed before midnight) she threatens to take them and never allow my boyfriend to see his children. She insists she has automatic full custody of both kids solely because she gave birth to them and they were never married. My boyfriend is worried she will keep them from him or take off, out of reach, with them.
A: Based on your question he needs to have paternity established through the courts, if he has then custody and parenting time should have been ordered by the court, if not he needs to get it done.
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