My son lived with his father for the school year,does his father now have primary custody? (We were never married)

    Under Florida law, even if the "father" is on the child's birth certificate, he is not technically the "legal" father until there is a court order establishing paternity.  In the absence of the establishment of paternity, this man does not have any "legal" rights to your son.     With that said, I cannot tell you what thet law is in North Carolina.  If the child was with him in Florida I would simple suggest you go and pick him up, or contact law enforcement and ask them to assist you.  But I cannot tell you if that would be effective in North Carolina.  However, it does not appear that the man has established his legal rights to retain your son in North Carolina.     The second issue is that if you are unable to use the simple method above, if the child has been out of the state of Florida for more than 6 months (which it appears he has) then Florida will likey no longer have jurisdiction to entertain a Petition to return the child to Florida with you.  There are some exceptions under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, but that transcends what can be answered in this forum.  I would suggest you first contact a North Carolina lawyer and see what the law is on this up there.  Perhaps that attorney could assist you in contacting law enforcement to see if they could help without court intervention. Best of luck, Cindy S. Vova     Law Offices of Cindy S. Vova, P.A. Broward/Boca Raton 954-316-3496/561-962-2785 info@vovalaw.com