http://www.parentcustodyblog.com/father-custody/does-the-father-have-any-claim-to-custody Helping keep you informed on Parent Custody issues.... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:44:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.parentcustodyblog.com/father-custody/does-the-father-have-any-claim-to-custody#comment-9995 Legend Lady* Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:22:59 +0000 http://www.parentcustodyblog.com/father-custody/does-the-father-have-any-claim-to-custody#comment-9995 if the father has not paid child support & abandoned the child to the mothers care. he will have to prove paternity in this case since he is not named as the father. If proven to be the father he will have rights, but not get custody of the child unless he can prove the mother unfit. he can get visitation with the child, but only through the courts. he has no rights other than those that are morally right for the child which should be the first & foremost in the mind of both parents. Having a father in a child's life is indeed very important ( depending on the character of the father realistically , not because of a mothers anger)*<br><b>References : </b><br> if the father has not paid child support & abandoned the child to the mothers care. he will have to prove paternity in this case since he is not named as the father. If proven to be the father he will have rights, but not get custody of the child unless he can prove the mother unfit. he can get visitation with the child, but only through the courts. he has no rights other than those that are morally right for the child which should be the first & foremost in the mind of both parents. Having a father in a child’s life is indeed very important ( depending on the character of the father realistically , not because of a mothers anger)*
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