In the State of Texas, what are a father rights regarding his child?
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(I live in TX)  Usually in any state the father's rights are the same as the mother's...\n\nThe Court determines custody based on who the child has been living with, what is best for the child etc.  Experience and history has shown that USUALLY the children go with the mother, but if you have a valid case and actually want the child(ren) to live with you, you can dispute custody in court.\n\nChild support is based on a percentage of your income.  Let's say around 30%...so if you make $1,000 then $300 should go to the mother for support.  But that's only for the first child.  Now your income has decreased to $700, and subsequent children only get 25% of that, the third 20% of the remainder etc.\n\nVisitation rights...unless you have a restraining order against you, then you have every right to visitation.  If the mother is willing, than you can work out your own schedule, but if she refuses you can also have that determined in Court.\n\nEven if the court decides you get visitation, be aware that she can deny it to you and the only thing you can do is take her back to court and try to get them make her comply.  It could take a while.  But you'll have to keep on it.
826140
Google "fathersrights"  there is a lot of free advice and links to help dads. See if there is a local chapter in MO where he can get legal advice and suggestions on line.Thousands of dads are fighting to be active in their kids lives, from jail and a lot of ex's goal is to keep them in there by filing OPs and having them arrested under false charges. Tell him to hang on and never give up!
441370
What rights does she want?  She has the right to deny anyone access to the baby without a court order. It is the right of the father to file for paternity and to get court ordered visitation.  She has the right to file for Child Support.
64523
The child's father is obligated, I recently got back into touch with my older son and his mother has told me she has not recieved any money, thouu I have been paying through the nose, can't get any kind of license(hunting, fishing, business, et c.), I cannot get a passport and have been screwed constantly. If you have been on state assistance, he is paying that. If not, you need to report to DSHS and let them know you are not getting help. Also whoever adopts your son gets total responsibilty! Will be responsible for thee child financially for the rest of his natural life, think hard about this. Further more, quit yer bitchin'! I have never once heard of a man say he's not getting child support. You panty droppers wanted equality, fcuken take it! You created that child, you chose the man, you either take the responsibilty or give him to his father, you CANNOT have it both ways!
21195
Marital status does not preclude the father's parental rights. If the mother has surrendered her maternal rights, the child's father is the legal "top dog" to gain custody, unless his history, another blood relative of the child, or the Dept. of Social Services (the name of the agency varies from state to state) shows him to be truly unfit.
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As long as the biological father is in the childs life and paying child support YES he has a say as long as the child is not an adult. There may be laws that vary from state to state. Even if he isn't in the child life he may have to legally sign his rights away. I adopted my daughter when I got married and I know we had to put notices in the newspaper so that the biological father could contest this if he wanted to. He didn't and I adopted my daughter shortly after marrying her mother 10 years ago. OH, the father was NEVER involved in my daughter life at any pojnt in time. Not for birthdays, Christmas, Holidays, NOTHING EVER. So it really is HIS LOSE.
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every state has different child custody laws. this is what mine are:  i moved from cali to texas when my daughter was 3 months old her father stayed in cali. the order was that i had full physical custody and joint legal custody which means i have her all the time but if anything happened, like god forbid and accident, he would have a say in the matter. now that she is 6 she has to see him at least twice a year for at least a week but that is with me there and we split the cost of airfare. alot can be done and you have a while before you have to worry about that.in my experience i have learned that most family courts are in favor of the mothers and a baby needs his/her mother the first year most. stay strong it will all work out. congratulations!
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I'm a former police officer turned attorney in Indiana. I don't know if this will help or not.\n\nWere the two of you ever married? If yes, then he may have an equal right to the child. It all depends on the law in Tennessee. \n\nWhy are the papers not drawn up yet? What did they state? You should've had at least a basic knowledge of what they were suppossed to say. Were they done locally? If so, go to the court that is working on them, and see if you can get a copy directly from them. \n\nAs a police office we never got involved in custody disputes. It was not our job to resolve civil disputes. Most people never realize this, but police usually have no power over civil law matters; only criminal. I would contact your local law enforcement and ask to speak to an officer. Ask what their policy is regarding these type of disputes. We usually left the child with whoever had custody at that time as we had no power to determine custody. \n\nI wish you the best of luck.
328658
Tell the Judge.  They are supposed to rule in the best interests of the child's welfare.\n\nI assume your Dad is a good guy and can handle a daughter?\n\nYou aren't just going where you think the rules will be easier, are you?
1045228
You cannot stop visitation rights in any ftate unless the parent has a record of abuse toward children. Sometimes visitation can be stopped, other times it has to be supervised. All states are the same, EVERY child has the RIGHT to EACH parent. \n\nDepending on the age of the child can determine if visitation is allowed. Can the child speak for him/herself?\n\nMy ex didn't care to see my children...we even lived 1/2 mile apart. Children grew up not wanting anything to do with him. Their choice...court couldn't change it. \n\nTalk to a lawyer is your BEST shot. Child Support and Visitation do NOT go together. TX can order $5.00/month CS and unlimited, unsupervised visitation; or they can order $1000.00/month and NO visitation. There is no way of knowing unless you have a record of any confirmed abuse to the child. \n\nThe court won't care about father not having interest in child. In fact, they might demand that he does. Good luck, I can feel for you.
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I believe the laws vary in different states.  I do recall reading about a 'would be" dad who fought the abortion his girlfriend was going to have and recall reading about another case where the "would be dad" fought the adoption the mother had planned immediately after birth.  In this case, the father won.  He had not been informed about the pregnancy at all.
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Need to be court ordered first..then the Feds will make sure you get it! Texas has a very strict childsupport enforcement !!! Your lucky to live there.
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The presumption is that the husband is the father. The fact that it's a presumption means that it can be rebutted, and there are procedures to put another man's name on the birth certificate as the father.\n\nA couple relevant parts of the Texas Uniform Parentage Act:\n§ 160.201. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD \nRELATIONSHIP.                     \n(b)  The father-child relationship is established between a \nman and a child by:\n(1)  an unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity \nof the child under Section 160.204;\n(2)  an effective acknowledgment of paternity by the \nman under Subchapter D, unless the acknowledgment has been \nrescinded or successfully challenged;\n(3)  an adjudication of the man's paternity;                                  \n(4)  the adoption of the child by the man;  or                                \n(5)  the man's consenting to assisted reproduction by \nhis wife under Subchapter H, which resulted in the birth of the \nchild.\n\n§ 160.204. PRESUMPTION OF PATERNITY.  (a)  A man is \npresumed to be the father of a child if:\n(1)  he is married to the mother of the child and the \nchild is born during the marriage;\n(2)  he is married to the mother of the child and the \nchild is born before the 301st day after the date the marriage is \nterminated by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, or \ndivorce;\n(3)  he married the mother of the child before the birth \nof the child in apparent compliance with law, even if the attempted \nmarriage is or could be declared invalid, and the child is born \nduring the invalid marriage or before the 301st day after the date \nthe marriage is terminated by death, annulment, declaration of \ninvalidity, or divorce;\n(4)  he married the mother of the child after the birth \nof the child in apparent compliance with law, regardless of whether \nthe marriage is or could be declared invalid, he voluntarily \nasserted his paternity of the child, and:\n(A)  the assertion is in a record filed with the \nbureau of vital statistics;\n(B)  he is voluntarily named as the child's father \non the child's birth certificate;  or\n(C)  he promised in a record to support the child \nas his own;  or          \n(5)  during the first two years of the child's life, he \ncontinuously resided in the household in which the child resided \nand he represented to others that the child was his own.\n(b)  A presumption of paternity established under this \nsection may be rebutted only by:\n(1)  an adjudication under Subchapter G;  or                                  \n(2)  the filing of a valid denial of paternity by a \npresumed father in conjunction with the filing by another person of \na valid acknowledgment of paternity as provided by Section 160.305.
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MOST STATES HAVE LEGAL AIDE SERVICES THAT CAN HELP.IF THERES LIKELY TO BE A CUSTODY FIGHT I STRONGLY SUGGEST HAVING AN ATTORNEY. ALSO SECURE THE CHILDS RESIDENCE BEFORE HAND.....SUCH AS MAKE CERTAIN THE DADS RESIDENCE IS LISTED ON ALL PAPERWORK,SUCH AS SCHOOL OR DAYCARE RECORDS ETC...HE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO PROVE THE CHILD HAS BEEN IN HIS CUSTODY. DIVORCE CAN BE VERY UGLY,ESPECIALLY WHERE KIDS ARE CONCERNED.I WOULD DEFINATELY SEEK ADVICE FROM THE LOCAL FAMILY COURT OR DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE BEFORE TIPPING MY HAND.
154406
You can ask the court to "release his parental rights".  Then you can have the childs name changed.  But, this also takes away your right to fight for back child support.
1175397
In most states your daughter and the father have all of the rights over the child, if you have reason to believe that the child is in danger then you should seek legal counsel and find out what your state says about "grandparent rights". Some states have them and others do not. Usually though they will not take away the rights of the parents unless there is VERY serious evidence to support that this would be in the best interest of the child. Both parents have joint decision making rights right now.
199910
Check with a lawyer and take the issue to family court.  In family court it's not a question of the father's rights but the best interest of the children, so the court may agree to terminate his parental rights regardless of the statute for child abandoment.