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You can put another man's name on the certificate, however if you are trying to collect child support from this man he has the option to prove that it is not his biological child with a DNA test. He however only has a limited window to have a test done, failure to take the test and prove that he isn't the father by default means he accepts the charge of being the father paying child support.
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∙ 11y agoThere is no single, universal answer to your question. The laws vary in different jurisdictions. However, the following is general information pertinent to the United States, Canada and the UK.
Most jurisdictions require the father to sign an acknowledgment of paternity when the mother is unmarried. An unmarried mother is not allowed to simply write in a man's name arbitrarily and burden him with fatherhood forever. It should also be noted that simply naming a father does not make him legally the father. Any man who has doubts regarding his paternity can request a paternity test through the court that will either affirm or deny he is the father.
For example California state law permits the father's name to be reported on the birth certificate only if the couple is legally married or if the father agrees to give up his legal rights to challenge paternity voluntarily by signing a Declaration of Paternity form. The form is available at medical facilities that offer pre-natal care, other pregnancy issues and delivery.
In the UK, a married woman can register the father's name on the birth certificate without him being present. A married father can also register a birth without his wife being present. If the woman is not married then the father, or the person she has decided to name as the father, must be present when the baby is registered. Likewise, the mother must be present when an unmarried father tries to register a birth. On the other hand she does not have to put any name what-so-ever if she chooses not to if she is not married. If she is married then her husband will automatically be entered as the father whether she wants it on there or not.
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∙ 13y agoYes, by his signing an acknowledgment of paternity.
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∙ 13y agoUntil the 70s or 80s, a mother could put anyone's name on the birth certificate as the father.
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Can you put his name on the birth certificate if he cant sign the birth certificate?
Putting a father's name on the birth certificate does not make him legally the father if you are not married to him. You can put his name on the birth certificate, but realize that it has no legal impact. In order to have paternity established, it has to be done with a court order.
If the father is not legally divorced from another woman does his name still go on the birth certificate?
If the mother is not married to anyone else there is no one else considered to be the more likely father, so the father's marital status does not bar him from claiming the child and signing the birth certificate if he is willing to do so.
Can you put a girl down on the birth certificate for the father?
The mother is the legal guardian from birth and can give the child any name she wants but she can not sign for the father on the birth certificate. He have to sign it and if she was below age of consent when the child was conceived he can go to prison for statutory rape.
Add fathers name to birth certificate in new york?
how do I add my daughter's father name to the birth certificate? I live in New York.
Does the father have to sign the birth certificate in the hospital?
I know that in the state of pennsylvania, the father must be present to sign the babies birth certificate in order for the baby to have the fathers last name.
Does Father payments if name not on birth certificate?
It is possible to legally establish paternity even if the father's name is not on the birth certificate.
Can you put his name on the birth certificate if he cant sign the birth certificate?
Putting a father's name on the birth certificate does not make him legally the father if you are not married to him. You can put his name on the birth certificate, but realize that it has no legal impact. In order to have paternity established, it has to be done with a court order.
Can you legally put someone who is not the father on the birth certificate it the fathers been absent sense birth in Michigan?
No. The birth certificate should show the name of the natural father or the name should be left off the certificate. If you put a name on the certificate and you know that person not to be the father, then you have falsified a public record and in any country in the world, that is a crime.
In Virginia can a fathers name be on a birth certificate if the mother is still married legally?
Yes, if the father signs an acknowledgment of paternity.
Do you have to list the father on a birth certificate?
No, this is why the birth certificate does not hold up in court when the father seek paternal rights because it is not fool proof by showing DNA. If you are not married I strongly recommend you get it done though before he signs. Only the biological father is allowed to sign it and if you know the one signing it is not the father, you are committing fraud.
How can a take off a father's name on a birth certificate if the father an illegal alien?
You can't remove a father's name from a birth certificate if he is the father, whether he's an illegal alien or not.
Im not divorced and your ex husband is not the father of the child whos name can go on the birth certificate?
The name of the actual father of the child should go on the birth certificate. If you are not legally divorced, then your legal husband would be automatically considered to be the child's father by law. If the child has a different father, he can complete a voluntary acknowledgement of the paternity of a child, in which he signs that he is the child's father and is therefore put on the birth certificate and named as the legal father. The hospital will help with this after the baby is born.
If the father is not legally divorced from another woman does his name still go on the birth certificate?
If the mother is not married to anyone else there is no one else considered to be the more likely father, so the father's marital status does not bar him from claiming the child and signing the birth certificate if he is willing to do so.
Can you remove father from birth certificate in MA?
Legally, a parent can only change wrong information on a birth record, and even then, it's difficult to do. Parents who dislike or hate each other cannot remove the other parent's name from a birth certificate.
Can you put a girl down on the birth certificate for the father?
The mother is the legal guardian from birth and can give the child any name she wants but she can not sign for the father on the birth certificate. He have to sign it and if she was below age of consent when the child was conceived he can go to prison for statutory rape.
Does the father have to be present to have his name on the birth certificate in 1971?
In Illinois in 1971, the mother of the child could put anyone's name on the birth certificate as the father. In this connection, the critical document is the acknowledgment of paternity, which is now required to add a man's name to the birth certificate.
Can a child have fathers surname even if fathers name is not on birth certificate?
legally, no.
