A father has parental rights regardless of marital status most states.
answer is simple. GET A LAWYER
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He can always ask, but it will need an attorney involved.
Yes - the man signing the birth certificate is the child's legal father unless/until established otherwise in court.
no, changing the birth certificate requires adoption, and can only be done if the birth father's parental rights have been terminated.
It depends on the state. In some states, a father who is unmarried to the mother acquires legal rights by signing the birth certificate. In other states, signing the birth certificate conveys no legal right, and the father still must proceed with a legitimation or paternity proceeding in order to become the legal father.
The same if he is listed on the birth certificate. NONE
If married they have equal rights to the child. If not married the father have right to sign the birth certificate and prove paternity in court so he can petition for visitation, custody and also pay child support. So he have to go to court to get his rights while the mother does not since there are witnesses she is the mother. So yes, a father def have rights to his child. If the mother or another man sign the birth certificate he can go to court and change it providing a DNA test for proving paternity.
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.
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.
She ma not know who the father is. Over 30% of paternity tests come out negative. She may think it will prevent him from obtaining parental rights, which it does not.
A child's biological father can have his name added to a child's birth certificate regardless of whether or not the mother agrees to it. If the biological father voluntarily relinquishes his parental rights and the child is legally adopted by another man, his name can be added to the birth certificate in place of the biological father.