No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Alaska | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Alabama |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Arkansas | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Arizona |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape resulting in conception of the child, but law requires a rape conviction.
State: California | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Colorado |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of sexual assault resulting in conception of the child.
State: Connecticut | Suspends visitation rights if father pleads guilty to, or is convicted of, rape or unlawful sexual intercourse that resulted in the conception of the child.
State: Delaware |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Florida |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Georgia | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Hawaii |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Iowa | Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape or sexual abuse, but only if the rape was of a minor.
State: Idaho |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Illinois | Has restriction of custody and visitation, but law requires rape conviction, and only applies if rape victim is a minor and adoptive child or step-child of the rapist.
State: Indiana |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Kansas | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Kentucky |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction.
State: Louisiana | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Massachusetts |
No specific provision for parents of rape-conceived children, but law does cite possible restriction in the case of "abuse against the other parent of the party's child."
State: Maryland | Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of a crime involving sexual intercourse resulting in the conception of the child.
State: Maine |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of criminal sexual conduct resulting in conception of the child.
State: Michigan | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Minnesota |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction. *However, the law states that a petition for termination of parental rights "may" be filed by a juvenile court officer. This means that the mother can't file a petition on her own, and gives the juvenile court discretion over the rape allegation.
State: Missouri | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Mississippi |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of criminal sexual conduct resulting in conception of the child.
State: Montana | Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of the rape that resulted in child's conception.
State: North Carolina |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: North Dakota | No specific provision for parents of rape-conceived children, but law does cite restrictions if "one parent has been convicted of felony sexual assault of the other parent."
State: Nebraska |
No specific protection for parents of rape-conceived children, but law does cite restrictions if "the parent has been convicted of felony assault" (including rape) that resulted in injury to the child's other parent.
State: New Hampshire | Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of sexual assault.
State: New Jersey |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: New Mexico | Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of sexual assault resulting in conception of the child.
State: Nevada |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: New York | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Ohio |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction.
State: Oklahoma | Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of the rape that resulted in child's conception.
State: Oregon |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction.
State: Pennsylvania | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Rhode Island |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of the criminal sexual conduct that resulted in the child's conception.
State: South Carolina | Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction.
State: South Dakota |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of the rape that resulted in child's conception.
State: Tennessee | Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of the rape that resulted in child's conception.
State: Texas |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Utah | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Virginia |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Vermont | No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children. Only after the child is removed from the home will the court consider termination of parental rights if the child was conceived of rape by a parent.
State: Washington |
Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction; fact-finding hearing could suffice.
State: Wisconsin | No restriction of parental custody or visitation. Also, incarceration because of the rape in which the child was conceived is not a "compelling circumstance" that would excuse lack of support, visitation, or communication with the child.
State: West Virginia |
No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.
State: Wyoming |