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jojo2525

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I am a married but separated mother of two children and one unborn. My husband lives in Idaho and I live in Montana. We have been separated for two years and have 2 children that reside with him. I have a unborn child from a man in Montana that now wants to fight me for custody now that he knows I am moving back to Idaho to be with my other children. He has had nothing to do with this pregnancy from the start and seems to only want it because he can't have it. I am due in less than 60days and am not sure if I should deliver in Montana or Idaho. He has threatened to fight for custody, and also wants to fight for the birth certificate to show his last name as the unborn childs last name. What options due I have legally on my side? Which direction should I go with for delivery? Any help is appreciated.
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Josie Leigh

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First off, he can not take you to court at this moment in time. A court will not decide the custody of an unborn child.

You can move back to Idaho and to be honest I would suggest to do it now. To be able to file for custody you have to meet a residency requirements of the state. If you move now, you are clocking days before the birth of the child.

Now, when the child is born you determine what last name goes on the birth certificate. You can list your married name or you can choose your maiden name or you could choose the last name of the father. That decision is yours.

Since you are still legally married, there could be an assumption on the birth certificate that your husband is the father. You will need to establish that he isn't the father to clear his name. That is allowed on most paper work in the hospital. In most states, you can not list a father's name unless you are married, without the consent of the father. He has to sign a waiver accepting paternity. If he is not there - he can not sign the waiver.

For the father to go after custody/visitation he would have to establish paternity and then go for it. I would suggest that you file for it first, hopefully you would have meet the residency requirements at this time and you would file in Idaho. That would establish Idaho with jurisdiction and all hearings would have to be through that state until it is changed. It is rare that a court would remove a newborn from its mother. he would have to prove you unfit before he could do that.

Now the other side of the coin. If you wait to have the child in Montana and he establishes paternity, you would have to have his permission (which he apparently doesn't want to grant) or the permission of the court to relocate.

Which sounds easiest?
 
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jojo2525

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Wow, What a lot to take into consideration. Thanks for the advice. Looks like I am moving to Idaho.
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