2007-03-03 10:53:30 · 11 answers · asked by paul 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
You dont have any legal obligations until the baby is born at which point you would be required to provide financial support unless you signed off on your parental rights.
2007-03-03 10:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by jillmarie2000 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you and the mother can come to an agreement about supporting the child, parenting (should be shared as equally as possible), religion, schooling, living arrangements, standard of living, etc., good.
If not:
You will likely be paying "child support" (please do not confuse this with supporting the child. It is not the same thing) to the mother which will be ordered by a court for you to supply a set and unwavering amount of money to the mother who may or may not spend it all on the child, legally. You will also have to pay for a portion of out-of-pocket health, dental, eye and other expenses but the amount depends on the state in which the order is drawn up and it's specific "guidelines". It is almost guaranteed that you will pay over the actual costs but you'll never be allowed to know. You may also have to pay for life insurance on yourself with the mother as the beneficiary and you will have to pay a portion (usually more than half, if not all) of the costs for health insurance for the child.
You will be told at what times and possibly what conditions you may "visit" with your child but you will have little to no control over it's life. The order for visitation will not be viewed by the court as nearly as important as will "child support".
On the other hand, if you have $50,000-100,000 that you don't need, you can hire a lawyer and sue for sole custody but courts are not likely to take a child from it's unwed mother and give to it's unwed father; not that it can't happen, it is just unlikely to happen. Fathers get custody in approximately 7% of cases, usually when the mother agrees.
Now, I know I'll get several "thumbs down" because many people just can't handle the truth but I don't mind. Check with other divorced or never-married fathers in your area to find out how accurate I am. Lawyers will lie to you as well. All they're interested in is their fee besides there isn't much that can be done with today's lopsided laws and glass ceilings on "father's" or "children's rights" in family law.
2007-03-06 06:27:17 · answer #2 · answered by Phil #3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your legal obligations are that you need to be responsible, and you will have to take care of a baby by paying child support, untill he/she is 18. And if you can't do that you better wear protection.
2007-03-03 11:01:44 · answer #3 · answered by Denny O 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You would need to pay child support which is based on your income. Hopefully you can work it out with your girlfriend and raise the child together. I am 9 weeks pregnant and cannot imagine how I'd feel if my boyfriend were to abandon me while I was pregnant...
Think twice, if it can be worked out then do it. A child deserves BOTH parents in his life. Good luck!
2007-03-03 10:58:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Moral and legal are about the same. You pay child support, but thats about it I guess. If you didn't want a baby, you should have wrapped it up. Don't take your ignorance out on the baby. BE THERE!!!!! BE A MAN AND STEP UP TO THE PLATE.. the baby should not have to suffer because of a mistake.
2007-03-03 10:58:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You have the legal obligation to financially support the child if your girlfriend decides to gestate to term and keep the pregnancy.
2007-03-03 10:59:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
To financial assist the mother (child support). If the baby is yours (DNA tests prove it), the court will make you pay for part of the pregnancy medical expenses, especially if she was on a state program.
2007-03-03 11:01:38 · answer #7 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
50% of the following:
medical bills for the pregnancy and delivery.
bills for the baby after birth... and for the mother also.
18 years of monthly child support payment. school clothes daycare, sports fuctions
if they go to college the support lasts until they are out. Which means dorm bills, food, trans, and books
so much more.
2007-03-03 11:07:37 · answer #8 · answered by tammer 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-17 10:07:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take care of your moral obligations and everything will
be taken care of.
2007-03-03 11:03:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋