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Old Sep 1st, 2008, 05:19 PM   #1
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what are the fathers rights to a child if he never married but the child carries his last name. he refuses to pay child support and wants the baby 1/2 the month and now has moved to another state. what rights does he have to the child.
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In most States (if not all) the mother of a child born out of wedlock has total custody by default. The father has no paternal rights until he petitions the court.
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