I am currently pregnant. Most of my family is currently living in England, and I plan to move there soon to be with my family the rest of the pregnancy and for the birth. My boyfriend and I (never married) broke up because he "needed space" after I told him about the pregnancy. However, his family clearly wants me to move to Illinois to be closer to them. I have dual citizenship (US and Norwegian). I have not yet decided what to do, but have given the father many chances to be active in the pregnancy and discuss the future of our child, but he seems unconcerned with regard to this. My fear is that I will get settled in England, and then be served with papers requiring him visitation in the States. I don't know British law on citizenship, but I'm assuming since neither parents are citizens neither is the baby. If I request her to have Norwegian citizenship will that have any effect on the control over US custody laws. I'm not trying to deny the father is right, but I just don't see why I should have to remain in the US away from my family just so he can have visitation rights. Also, he will not be at the birth, so does this mean he will have no legal rights to begin with? He is well aware of my plans to go to England and have the baby there, but I don't know if I need him to sign something to state that he's aware of my attentions, so he doesn't try to claim that I left without his permission. What steps should I take to ensure that me and my child's rights will be protected in the event that he sues for custody?