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Child Custody Question
I am 3 weeks away from my due date and have found out several things about the father of my child that makes me not want to be with him. Unfortunately he has money and tells me all the time he will get a lawyer and take the baby, is this possible?
Asked on June 28, 2009 under Family Law, Indiana
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
Please, don't be intimidated by this man. In almost every state, you will start out, as a single mother, with legal custody as a starting point, and he would have to show something serious and convincing, that you were unfit, before the court would take your child away. And being poor isn't something that makes you unfit, it means that he will have to pay you child support based on his income.
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