Can a father gain custody even if his name is not on the birth certificate?

Even if the father's name is on the birth certificate, and is living with the mother, except in Arizona. ...

No she cant be the mother or have custody for a child she dont even own

No, you put the father on the birth certificate! Then it wouldn't be a birth certificate! ...

No, as he has no legal rights to the child even if he sign the certificate himself. You will need to file for custody. see links below. ...

Not if he has visitation rights or shared custody.

The father must sign to add his name to the birth certificate.

Except in Arizona, the mother has sole custody and the father has to apply for his rights through the courts. ...

It is possible to legally establish paternity even if the father's name is not on the birth certificate. ...

Even if no custody and access orders are in place, the father has up to six months to file an injunction ordering the return of the child to the jurisdiction of the court. ...

When he signed the birth certificate he became the father until/unless the courts rule otherwise. ...

You can list anyone you want on the birth certificate. Its up to the court an a paternity test to decide who really is the father. ...

No. The parents supply the information that will comprise the birth record. The father can sign it even if he wasn't present at the birth. ...

Yes, until the father has established his paternity and arranged for a custody hearing if he wants custody. Generally, if the parents are unmarried the mother has sole custody and control in most states until the father can establish his paternity. Remember, a child's mother can always be identified by medical records. Since the father didn't give birth and he was not legally married at the time of the birth he must establish his paternity by signing the birth certificate at the...

Yes. He has to go to court to get his parental rights and prove it by a DNA test. Then he can apply for visitation, custody and pay child support. The birth certificate is not enough since no DNA test is required. ...

The law may vary from state to state and country to country. Generally, in the United States, both parents, if another parent is listed on the birth certificate or otherwise legally indicated as the father, are endowed with joint rights and custody until an agreement is hammered out in court. If no father is indicated, again, that depends on state law. Some states, like Oklahoma and Massachusetts, it is presumed that the mother has sole custody in cases where the parents were...

No, mothers frequently put the name of a father, even when he not the father, on the birth certificate, often without him knowing he has a child. See related link ...

Yes, he has rights AND responsibilities.

Don't need to, you have sole custody even if he was the perfect man. It's a glass ceiling thing, only the father is in the subbasement with no stairs to climb. ...

There is no such provision for 49 states. In some states, a mother is presumed to have sole custody if no father is named on the birth certificate, in other states, a mother is presumed to have initial custody under the same circumstances, other states presume joint custody even if no father is named (someone had to do it, right?) and some states have no presumption of custody at all. For the law in each state, you will have to do your...

none even if he did He must have rights as a father. The CHILD have the right to his father. ...

Unlikely. Your husband is the legal father of the child.

If the father's name is on the birth certificate, the mother must petition the court for full custody rights. If the petition is granted, it still will not relieve the father of his financial obligations. Even if the father's name is not on the birth certificate, it will not prevent him from taking action for cutodial rights in the future. If he has not shown an inclination to be involved in the child's life, or supported the child financially, the court would...

NO. An unmarried mother has sole legal custody of her child in most jurisdictions. Unmarried fathers must establish their paternity legally and then petition the court for a custody or visitation order. Even after establishing paternity an unmarried father cannot just take the child. If he does, the mother should call the police immediately. ...

No, Arizona is the only state in America where single fathers have a presumption of joint custody and can even take the child home from the hospital if they have signed the birth certificate. ...

If there is an error on a birth certificate, you can ask the hospital which issued the birth certificate to correct the error. If, however, the birth certificate is correct, but you don't like the father and wish to remove his name in order to deprive him of his right to be part of his child's life, that is a matter than can only be dealt with by the courts, and even then, while they might award you sole custody of...