Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

Re: single mother rights

She has the right of a nuturing period of her pregnancy. Strong consideration of action should be considered should the father present himself in any inappropriate manner.

Paternity needs to be considered where custody, support and visitation applies. This is a matter which should be discussed with an attorney. Paternity needs to be established for child support and visitation. Paternity can be established several ways under law.

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Re: single mother rights

Your daughter can file for full physical custody and to receive child support. However, absent a compelling reason, she will not be able to prevent the father from having visitation. The court will determine visitation/custody based on the best interest of the child.

Re: single mother rights

If your daughter wants the father to pay child support when the baby is born, she will either have to get him to sign an agreement acknowledging paternity and agreeing to pay support, or more likely, will have to file a court petition asking to have him declared to be the father, to give her full custody, and the father to be ordered to pay child support. If he is employed, the court can order that the support be deducted from his paycheck and sent directly to her.

As the father, he will probably retain the right to visit with his child and maintain a relationship with the child.

You have the right to keep the father out of your home if you want, but if he is granted legal visitation rights, this means that those visits would take place outside the home, which is inadvisable at least until the child reaches a certain age.