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Sole physical custody means that one parent has the child for the majority of the time and the other parent has visitation. Sole legal custody means that one parent makes the decision-making rights with regards to a child's health, education, and welfare.

In Mississippi, when a couple who is not married has a child together, the mother automatically has sole custody of the child. The father can only claim those rights that he asserts. If the child's father would like to have shared custody of the child, he must establish paternity.

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Moral fitness of the parents; The home, school, and community record of the child; The preference of the child at the age sufficient to express a preference by law; Stability of home environment and employment of each parent; and.

If a couple in Mississippi has a child together, and are unmarried, then the mother has automatic sole custody. If the father wishes to claim his rights, he must do so by establishing paternity.