does any know the child custody law for an unmarried couple in florida that apply to a parent leave state with the child?
i am leaving my kid’s dad and the only family i have is out of state so i need to go there until i get back on my feet but i am afraid of the repercussions of that. i need to know what the laws are for this situation.
we have never been married. can i leave the state without his permission and then go to court later? that is my only way out of this and i don’t know what to do.

The only state where a man has ANY rights automatically at the time of birth, providing the couple weren’t married, is Arizona.

If you are in florida you have 100% custody of that child and may go where you please. Unless you have a court order assigning child support and visitation and custody you don’t need to apply for anything, yu can just up and leave when ever you want. There are ways he could try and stop you such as an emergency hearing, but the judge will require a DNA test before he will even entertain anything like that.

If I really had to go be with some family I would sort it out in court later. You may want to research which states allow you to only file in the county the child resides. I know Georgia is like that.

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