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  • Legal right to the property, no. Legal right to financial support for the child assuming they have custody, yes. That could potentially result in sale of the property, or an agreement to get the property in lieu of other assistance.

    This should be the same regardless of which parent owns the house, but it is less common for fathers to receive child support.

    Alternate details that could make it a bit more grey.
    If the other parent lived in the house for a significant time while pregnant, tenancy laws could get complicated.
    If the parent owning the house dies, especially without a will, the child would have a legal right to some inheritance, even with a will there could be arguments for some level of inheritance.