The government must provide a child's unwed parents with the opportunity to step forward if it is seeking custody. InStanley v. Illinois, 405 U.S. 645, 92 S. Ct. 1208, 31 L. Ed. 2d 551 (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court held that under theequal protection clauseof theFourteenth Amen...
Most custody laws are gender neutral, and the laws do not necessarily favor the mother over the father. However, each state has different custody laws, which in some cases favor mothers in custody. For instance, in the case of unmarried parents, some states have a presumption that the ...
Under most circumstances, state laws provide that biological parents make all decisions that are involved in rearing their child—such as residence, education,health care, and religious upbringing. Parents are not required to secure the legal right to make these decisions if they are married and ar...
The care, control, and maintenance of a child, which a court may award to one of the parents following a Divorce or separation proceeding. Under most circumstances, state laws provide that biological parents make all decisions that are involved in rearing their child—such as residence, education...