If both parents can come to an understanding about how much child support is appropriate, they have the option to create their own agreement. They can also turn to the court for a decision. When it comes to child custody and access issues for unmarried parents, the situation becomes a bit...
Unmarried parents in North Carolina have the same custody rights as married parents. Support for children born outside of marriage cannot be enforced until paternity has legally been established. Regardless of marital status, parents can settle custody matters out of court by signing "separation agree...
Split custody is an arrangement in which the parents divide custody of their children, with each parent being awarded physical custody of one or more children. In general, courts try not to separate siblings when awarding custody. Unmarried Parents Where a child's parents were never married, mos...
In Florida, there are two basic concepts that are recognized in relation to child custody. The first one is called Parental Responsibility. This pertains to the decision-making authority of each parent with regards to their children. Most often, this part of the process is resolved through an ...
English Convention jurisprudence has developed the concept of inchoate rights that constitute Convention 'rights of custody' where a person without legal rights is caring for a child in the absence of the parent with those legal rights. These inchoate rights have not been extended to unmarried ...
Step-parents are not obligated by law to pay child support unless the step-parent has legally adopted the child or children. In many instances (though not all), one child will have custody of the child for the majority of the time. This parent is known as the custodial parent, while ...
A paternity action is when there is a child born to unmarried parents and either parent desires to establish their parental rights and responsibilities, including child custody and child support. A paternity action will cover child “custody”, child support, and/or attorney’s fees, if ...
1. How long must parents support their children? 2. How are child support obligations affected by a divorce? 3. Are fathers who never married the mother still required to pay child support? 4. Do unmarried fathers have to pay child support even if none has been ordered by a court? 5....
“illegitimate,” to the child of unmarried parents. Under Florida law, a man may be a “presumptive” father, a “putative” father, a “prospective” father, or an unmarried biological father. When a child in Florida is born to a married mother, the husband at the time of the birth ...
Although one parent may have primary physical custody, both parents typically share joint legal custody. When determining the mother’s rights to child custody, the court will first consider whether or not the child was born out of wedlock. Custody rules that apply to unmarried parents often ...