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Child custody enquiry of unmarried single Father


08-Mar-2023 (In Child Custody Law)

I have a Baby Boy from a Living Relationship, His mother Died After 6 months of the Baby Birth,Reason of her Death is Breast Cancer, because Baby is very young so I had to let the parents of the Mother's take care of Him, Now the baby is almost 2 years old, But his Maternal Grand parents Refuse to Give me the Rights of a Father, I even offer any one of their 2 daughters available, but first they said yes, then due to objection from the daughters marriage couldn't happened, so Now I have left with no choice but ask them to Give custody of my child to Me,but shockingly they refused. Any options?

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Father's Custody Rights: Unmarried fathers can take action to be awarded custody of a child. In most states, if the father’s name is on the child’s birth certificate, he will automatically be recognized as the child’s legal father and have an equal amount of standing in court as the mother. Otherwise, a father's rights depend on his suitability to have custody. An unwed father cannot win primary physical custody over a mother who is a good parent, but may be able to establish some custody or visitation rights.

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