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How do you legally adopt a spouses child if the father was never on the birth certificate and doesnt kno the child?
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∙ 11y ago
First you have to check the putative father registry. IF the father registered in the registry (which he can do without anyone being notified of his registration) then you have to terminate his rights by notifying him. Otherwise when you file for the adoption with an attorney they will know the particulars for your state. Just because a parent doesn't know the child does not mean he isn't entitled to know the child. For example if I die today my son legally goes to his unajudicated father even though my child does not know him. The other parent is always going to have a right higher than yours until the termination. If she knows the fathers name it is easiest to have him agree to terminate his own rights. If you file on your own to adopt him she will have to attempt to serve him (and any other potential fathers) at his last known address and you will have to run notifications in your local newspapers for any/all potential father(s) names in their last known hometown.
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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.
What happens if your on the birth certificate but you really are not the father?
Then you are still legally the father just as if you were genetically the father.
How do you tell your father is your father?
check your birth certificate and then check his. now if your wondering if you are adopted i don't know but he is still legally your father
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.
If a women is legally married but separated legally and has a baby with another man can the other man be put on the birth certificate in the state of Michigan?
No he can not be put on record as the father as he is not legally married to be a father. See related link regarding presumption of paternity in Michigan.
Can a person get in trouble with the law if a person is on a child s birth certificate who is not the father?
Not necessarily. A person that is on a birth certificate, but is not really the child's father, is just taking responsibility for them. They can't really get into any trouble, legally.
Does the husbands name have to be on the birth certificate if she pregnant by someone else?
No it doesnt need the fathers name unless the father is there
How do you add a father's name to a birth certificate in NYS?
have HIM go down to domestic relations in your area and ask for him to be put on the birth certificate...he might have to sign a praternity paper stating that he is the father..but he doesnt have to do any DNA tests..
If a man signs a birth certificate and is not the biological father must he legally adopt the baby if so how?
He doesn't have to adopt the baby. He's already the legal father.
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.
