Q: Moving pregnant out of US with no consent from the father who currently denies the kid. What if he changes his mind?
Hi
I am a US citizen with a dual US-European citizenship, living in Wisconsin.
I'm mid-term with a baby fathered by a US citizen who said he does not want the kid. If I move back to Europe, give birth and he then changes his mind, I will not be willing to return to US. His potential requests to see the kid would only be possible if he travels to Europe.
If he changes his mind:
Can he sue me for custody?
Can he accuse me of parent kidnapping?
Can I protect myself and the kid by asking him to sign papers now while he still does not want the kid?
Thank you
A: Until the time he is the adjudicated father after the child is born, he has no legal rights to the child unless you were married. Once the child is born, his placement and custodial rights would be under the laws of the Country in which the child is born.
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