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  • We don't think there's a legal obligation to find and tell the father that the child exists, so...no, it's not kidnapping or illegal. She wouldn't have to tell him if she had had an abortion, which is a medical decision -- as an unmarried woman -- has the right to make on her own. We (wife & I) think that if the guy somehow found out the child existed and wanted to participate in the child's life, he could go to court to get some kind of rights. But the mother's having left town with the child still wouldn't be a criminal thing. That would only be the case if they were married. NOTE: This is OPINION. We are NOT lawyers. Never rely 100% on AB for medical or legal questions.

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