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I am new at this and I am not sure I want to continue. We should consider TCool and what he is going through right now. Not comments going back and forth between other about who has what aunt and hospital attorneys etc. He does have right as a father if his name is on the birth certificate, each state has their own set of rule and regulations so none of us know for sure what it is going to take to keep his daughter. He doesn't need to get her because he already has her in his own home. I have been through this with family members. You do need to see and attorney. Establish that you have raised her in your home even when the mother moved if this is what actually happened. Move fast before she does. Courts will consider financial support, but you have to get things in order like child care while you are in school as for a home evaluation from the courts. They go into each home and evaluate. Most reputable attorney (you can check out their records thorugh the bar association in your state) will advise you on just where you stand remember it really is up to the judge. You have a lot in your favor. Laws don't change only if you move to another state. Is the college in the same state you are in now? Remember nothing with child custody is set in concrete so if you are not able to establish custody now, in four years you will be even that much better to present yourself in court. Regardless go to school this will go well in your favor maybe not now but later. Keep fighting. And your are right if you have been accepted in college you are a smart person when I signed in on this site I did not sign in to have an english lesson. Some of us are still human to realize we all make mistake especially if we are in a hurry, upset, stressed. But there are few of us that would fight, love, protect and want with all our hearts the child we love whether it is biologically ours or not. You are her father no matter what the test say (if they are negative) no one could love her more. One more because of my education and experience (which I will not get into at this time) If she shows no signs of motivations that she is right now without your support she will get tired of taking care of the child and they usually not always but for the most part want someone else to take care of them. Make sure with you child services organization you have established a kinship meaning if any thing happens and she is taken out of the home they call you to take her. Good luck. ( for those of you who look for misspelled words don't bother there are some and I don't care)