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Can a mother keep the child from the father if the father is on the birth certificate?
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∙ 12y ago
Not if it's court ordered. If another man signed the birth certificate and the mother knew he was not the biological father she is guilty of fraud. The father can ask for a court ordered DNA test to prove he is the biological father and she can not refuse this. He can then proceed to get his name on the birth certificate and also get visitation, pay child support and petition for custody.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoGenerally, 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 time of birth (waiving DNA testing rights) which must be done with mother's consent or he must seek another way to establish his paternity and that is done through a DNA. He can then establish his paternity legally through the court and once established the father can request visitations, custody and set up a schedule of regular child support payments for the child.
On the other hand, if there is a visitation order already in effect the mother must allow the child to visit with the father according to that schedule. Withholding visits with the non-custodial parent can eventually result in the custodial parent losing custody if the other parent presses the issue in court.
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∙ 11y agoHe can only get the right to change/add his name to the bc by going through court and the mother would find out since she is the legal guardian (I assume she is).
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Can the mother name anyone she wants as the birth father on the birth certificate?
Here in the Philippines, a mother can not just name any person as the father of her child in the Birth Certificate. They will look for a marriage contract as their reference when you named your child under his/her father's surname. Or if not married, they let the father fill up the Affidavit of Acknowledgement/Admission of Paternity at the back of the Birth Certificate.
Does the father's name have to be on the birth certificate for the mother to collect child support?
The father can file for this change.
Can an unwed father sign a birth certificate if the mother was married when the child is born?
Yes, if he is the one who fathered the child. Father's do not typically sign the birth certificate though, although he can be named on it.
If a father that is married to the mother of his child and is on the birth certificate can the mother take the child and move away without telling the father?
no see links below
Does a father have to pay child support when the mother refuses to list him as father on the birth certificate?
Not really. It depends on the situation.
Does the mother never married have to allow the father to sign the birth certificate if he wants it to add to his deers to get more money for him?
Well first of all the father doesn't sign a birth certificate he signs an acknowledgement of paternity with the unmarried mother and two witnesses to declare that he is the father. This legal document will allow the birth registrar to put his name on the birth certificate as the father. As long as the mother signs the acknowledgement then it will be legallly binding just as if they had went to court. If she chooses not to sign then the document will not be complete and on the child's birth certificate the father's name will remain blank. (Please remember it is very important to acknowledge paternity for the child's sake. It is very disappointing when a child looks at their birth certificate and does not see a father's name. Also the child will have the rights to certain medical information/hystory from their father in the event that child has a medical condition as well as the right to child support.)
Can bio-mother add step father to birth certificate without notifying biological father and step father not adopted child?
no, changing the birth certificate requires adoption, and can only be done if the birth father's parental rights have been terminated.
Does a father have rights when signing a birth certificate while the mother committed bigamy?
Yes - the man signing the birth certificate is the child's legal father unless/until established otherwise in court.
What rights does a father have if he isn't on the child's birth certificate and does not have any contact with the children if a mother wanted to move them abroad x?
The same if he is listed on the birth certificate. NONE
What rights does a father have at child berth?
He has the right to sign the birth certificate. Apart from that he has no right at the birth. The mother is the patient and she decides what goes.
The parents of a child are unmarried and the father's name is not on the birth certificate. The mother gave the child her last name. Does she have to change it to her father's last name?
NO. In most states the father of the child must be present at the time of birth to sign the birth certificate as the father of the child. It could, in reality, be any man who would be willing to take legal responsibility for the unborn child. A child will only automatically get the father's name if the two parents are married. Even if the father pays child support, the mother is not obigated to change the child's last name to that of the father.
Can a mother bring his to child to other country without the consent of the father in which the father name is not mention in the child birth certificate?
Depends. Even if he is not on the birth certificate he can still have a court ordered visitation and pay child support. In that case she needs both his and the courts permission.
