Determining Child Custody with Unmarried Parents

A recent trend across the United States is couples choosing to live and have children together without getting married. The most recent statistics suggest that there are over 6.4 million couples in the United States living together unmarried and roughly 21 percent of these couples have had at least one child together. The presence of children in a family with unmarried parents can greatly complicate legal matters in the event that the parents separate.

If you and your partner had a biological child but never married, you may have concerns about how issues of child custody will be resolved. To speak with a skilled and experienced family law attorney about your legal rights, contact the Conroe & Spring child custody attorneys of Garg & Associates, P.C., at 800-242-2151.

Child Custody

The parents are typically given the option of deciding on child custody on their own or with a mediator, but if they cannot peacefully decide, they may take the issue to court. In court, judges have historically favored giving custody to the mother but this is not certain to be the case.

Judges make decisions with the well-being of the child in mind. If the mother is financially, physically, or mentally unfit to care for the child, the court may grant custody to the father. Judges may also consider who has primarily provided for and cared for the children in the past.

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Do not risk unintentionally sacrificing your right to child custody when you and your partner separate. Contact the Conroe & Spring child custody attorneys of Garg & Associates, P.C., at 800-242-2151.