Rights as parents of a minor that had a baby.

Your daughter has parental rights automatically; however, in order for the father to have any rights, he would have needed to sign an acknowledgment of paternity or otherwise have his rights adjudicated by a court unless the mother agrees to allow him to see the child. Basically, the father has to acknowledge or prove he is the father. Even with an acknowledgment of paternity, the father won't be able to enforce any of his rights without a court order. As grandparents, you don't have any rights as to the child at this point. In Texas, it is presumed that the parents will make decisions that are in the best interest of the child. Your daughter and the father are the ones who have the responsibility of making decisions concerning their child. If you want to have rights granted to you as grandparents, you would need a Court Order. However, that would likely put you in an adverse position to your daughter. (There may also be some issues under the law concerning an 18 year old having sex with a 14 or 15 year old.)