Legal Question in Family Law in Missouri

boyfriends rights while girlfriend is pregnant

What are my rights as far as decision making while my girlfriend is pregnant and custody issues after the birth of the baby?


Asked on 2/03/07, 5:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael R. Nack Michael R. Nack, Attorney at Law

Re: boyfriends rights while girlfriend is pregnant

What exactly makes you think that you have any rights at all? You certainly have no rights to make any decisions concerning your girlfriend. You will not have any legally enforceable rights concerning the child once it is born unless you file a suit and ask the Court to declare you to be the legal father of the child, or, I suppose that you could marry the girlfriend and then you would be the legal father when the child is born.

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Answered on 2/04/07, 11:09 pm


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