Sunday, May 4, 2014

VIRGINIA Part 43

Who has custody if there is no custody order in place?

It depends.   If you are married and have not gotten a custody order, both you and your spouse automatically share custody of your child.  This means that both you and your spouse have the right to make major decisions about your child’s life, and the right to care for your child and have the child live with you.*

If you are not married, and there is no custody order in place:

The mother's legal relationship to the child is automatically established when the child is born.*1

In order for the father to establish a legal relationship with the child, he will have to establish what is called paternity (legal fatherhood). This can be established by:

A blood test or a DNA test which is at least 98% accurate; OR

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