Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois
my rights
Iam not married and i used to be
with my boyfriend but we broke up
and now he wants to take me to
court for joint custody,but the point
is he wants to stick it t me b/c i
broke up with himhe said he can
take the baby whenever he wants
and she's only 2months old. What
are my rights he says we are 50/50
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: my rights
If your boyfriend has not been legally declared your child's father or has not signed a voluntary acknowledgement of paternity, he has no parental rights at this time. Generally, the courts lean toward allowing a mother custody of a very young child. Will be happy to answer any additional questions that you may have.
Re: my rights
He has the right to joint legal custody but it would be very hard for him to get any sort of physical custody. Joint legal merely means that he can see the child, and stay involved in the child's life (which you should want anyway).
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