Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: custody w/out marriage.

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If paternity is an issue, then a suit would have to be filed. If not, then the father is entitled to all the rights of a father as in any other situation. You should not deny a father the rights to see his child any more than you would want the father or anyone else to refuse to let you see your child. If you treat the father unfairly, then it might be considered by the court in a future custody hearing in determining which parent is better suited to be the primary residential parent. The mother no longer possesses any greater rights than the father does.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.