Do i have any legal rights to my daughter?

   You have a few issues at play.  First, although (and you don't say) you may be on the child's birth certificate, under Florida law there has to be a Court order adjudicating you as the father.  So, at the moment, you do not have any rights to your daughter, but you can legally establish these rights.  So you should immediately file an action to establish paternity.  You will have to find out where the mother is because she will need to be served with the papers.  But do this NOW....don't let time run as the longer the time, the more difficult it is to get your rights established for many reasons to numerous to go into here.    Also, you should register with the Florida Putative Father Registry.  Here is the website: http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/birth/Putative_Father/index.html Read this and file the appropriate form, which can be found on this website. This does not establihs paternity, but prohibits the mother from having the child adopted out (to a third party-or a future husband) without your knowledge  Although there are forms available on line to actually establish paternity with the Courts (see: https://www.flcourts.org/core/fileparse.php/533/urlt/983a.pdf), I strongly suggest that you seek guidance from an attorney- at least a consultation- to get you on the right path.     Best of luck to you.  Children are our most precious assets.   Cindy S. Vova Law Office of Cindy S. Vova, P.A. Broward/Boca Raton/Miami-Dade 954-316-3496/561-962-2785 info@vovalaw.com