If someone is under eighteen years old and has a child, does that give their parent custody of the child?
I’m 17 years old and I have a baby. My mom took my child and said because I am a juvenile she automatically had custody of my child. Is that the law. Or if I have a stable household can my child be in my custody and live with me?
No, only family services can take the child. With the exception of Arizona, you have sole control and custody. But, if you think you’re adult enough to make these decisions, than you’re adult enough to support yourself and move out, perhaps into a home for unwed mothers.
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January 24th, 2010 at 9:47 am
I think if you have a stable household, they would not take your baby away from you.
Just take her to court.
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January 24th, 2010 at 10:05 am
No.
It’s still your child. Unless there’s some reason that you’re considered unfit, it’s still your child.
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January 24th, 2010 at 10:16 am
No. That is your child. Just like it is your choice as to keep,abort,or put he/she up for adoption. YOU are the mother.
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January 24th, 2010 at 10:42 am
You are the mother, and you have custody until a judge says otherwise.
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January 24th, 2010 at 11:10 am
NO!
You’re mother can be arrested for kidnapping, because you ARE the birth mother of the child.
As long as you have a stable household for the child, and you have no reason to be seen "unfit" then you should have custody.
The whole "law" thing comes into effect when the mother is deemed unfit to take care of the child, and the child is therefore sent to live with relatives, or a grandmother.
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January 24th, 2010 at 11:22 am
your mom took your child where? you need to report this to your police now. You need to care and protect your child. Even if it is your mother she is acting weird unless you are not telling the whole story and there is a reason she took your child?
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January 24th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
No your mother has no legal right to the child. They are your child and only the family court can remove them from you.
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January 24th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
when my 14 yr old sister was pregnant my parents went to an attny to see if they could have custody when the baby was born the attny said once the baby was born she had full custody of her child, they said she could take it and move out if she wanted as long as she was propperly caring for the baby and there would be nothing they could do to stop her b/c although she was only 14 by giving birth in a sense she would become an emancipated minor. Your mom is relying on the fact that you don’t know enough about the law to call her on it and that you are still her child so she can tell you what to do. Tell her u know u have rights, u know that your baby is legally your baby and not hers and u have the right to make all decisions for the baby. Tell her u know that by giving birth you were essentially an emancipated minor and if you choose to you can move out and take your child with you and as long as you are properly caring for your baby there isn’t a thing she can do to take your baby and should she want to then she has to get CPS invovled and prove that you are an unfit mother, b/c being under 18 alone is not the definition of an unfit mother. Talk to your school counselor and get some back up, your mom does not have the right to take your child.
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January 24th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
actually it doesnt automatically go to your mother. i live in Canada, and i used to know a girl, she was 17, and her mom had custody of her baby until she turned 18. I think her mom might have took her to court to get custody claiming her irresponsible and got custody. Not sure, that was the first case of that i have ever heard until now.
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January 24th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
No she can not do that. In some states 17 is considered an adult in these matters. Yes your child can live with you as long as you support him and care for him.
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January 24th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
No. You have full rights to that child and not your mother. Its yours.
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January 24th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Your mom made up her own law. All first time grandparents have this law regardless of how old you are when you conceive. Take it from me, i am married and my mom thinks she can control my kids, not happening. And my grandmother did it to my mom, and my great grandma did it to my grandmother and so on and so on, so my mom automatically thinks she can do it. But, at the same time it is a good thing, because when my kids get on my nerves, or i need a break from them to go have fun or chill, i remind my mom that she has to take them since they belong to her!!!!!!! So i make it work to my benefit. I won’t lie.
It doesn’t matter if you have a baby at 7 that is your baby by law, unless the state takes away your parental rights or the court give the rights to your parents. As long as that didn’t happen you have rights over your baby. Living in a stable household improves your chances of keeping it that way.
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January 24th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
No you are the child’s mother. I would say the only way custody would be given to your mother was if you were sucidal or mentally ill. It is your job to take care of your child. Take her to court if she refuses to give your child back.
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January 24th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Call CPS.
She has no right to your child, it is YOUR child.
Your child IS in your custody. Legally, your mother has no right to do what she is doing.
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January 24th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
no it doesnot,your mom taking away the child from you is utterly against the law,you can sew her for this if you want to,you better take suggestion of a good child custody expert who can help you out of this..good luck
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January 24th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
No, only family services can take the child. With the exception of Arizona, you have sole control and custody. But, if you think you’re adult enough to make these decisions, than you’re adult enough to support yourself and move out, perhaps into a home for unwed mothers.
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August 3rd, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Whoever said to call CPS: you don’t understand what CPS is or how they operate. They do not decide this sort of dispute. They only investigate allegations that a parent is abusing or neglecting a child.
Calling CPS when there’s no abuse is a bad idea. It would potentially put this baby at risk of losing his family altogether. That’s because CPS gets its funding primarily for removing children from their homes and placing them into foster care. This provides a financial incentive for caseworkers to interpret very minor problems as risk factors for child abuse. If mom and grandmom are arguing, for instance, that’s “emotional abuse” of an infant in CPS jargon. Then let the house be a little bit messy when the caseworker shows up, and suddenly you have a full-blown child abuse investigation, with the baby whisked off to foster care. I am not exaggerating. Kids have ended up in foster care for very frivolous reasons. It all has to do with federal grant momey: if CPS takes the kids, the department gets the money.
CPS should never be called unless a child is in actual physical danger.