{"id":3333,"date":"2013-11-21T11:12:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T17:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bgs.com\/?p=3333"},"modified":"2013-11-21T11:12:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T17:12:59","slug":"unborn-child-custody-during-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/21\/unborn-child-custody-during-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Courts Determine Custody of Unborn Children During a Divorce?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A father\u2019s claim to custody rests marriage or a determination of paternity. Paternity is difficult to establish before a child is born. Sometimes, a court will not enter a divorce decree until the child is born.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bgs.com\/areas-of-practice\/divorce\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4481 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/bgs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Divorce-150x38.png\" alt=\"Divorce\" width=\"150\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>After birth, the judge will determine custody according to the court\u2019s understanding of what would be in the best interests of that child.<br \/>\nKeep in mind that the court\u2019s preference is to help both parents maintain a relationship with their children. It\u2019s not a bad idea for either parent to start thinking about how they might work to facilitate such a process.<br \/>\nA divorce that involves an unborn baby can be particularly emotional and difficult to navigate for either parent. Make sure you have <a href=\"https:\/\/bgs.com\/areas-of-practice\/family-law\/\">a qualified family law attorney<\/a> on your side. Contact Barna, Guzy, and Steffen to discuss your divorce case today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A father\u2019s claim to custody rests marriage or a determination of paternity. Paternity is difficult to establish before a child is born. Sometimes, a court will not enter a divorce decree until the child is born. After birth, the judge will determine custody according to the court\u2019s understanding of what would be in the best interests of that child. Keep in mind that the court\u2019s preference is to help both parents maintain a relationship with their children. It\u2019s not a bad idea for either parent to start thinking about how they might work to facilitate such a process. A divorce that involves an unborn baby can be particularly emotional and difficult to navigate for either parent. Make sure you have a qualified family law attorney on your side. Contact Barna, Guzy, and Steffen to discuss your divorce case today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Do Courts Determine Custody of Unborn Children During a Divorce? - Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/21\/unborn-child-custody-during-divorce\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Do Courts Determine Custody of Unborn Children During a Divorce? - Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A father\u2019s claim to custody rests marriage or a determination of paternity. 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