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A father has parental rights regardless of marital status most states.

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Q: Does a father who name is on the birth certificate have the same rights as the mother if they do not live together?
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What should the father do Mother wants to give up her rights as mother but fathers name is not on the birth certificate?

answer is simple. GET A LAWYER


What rights does a father have if hes on the birth certificate but not married to the mother and paternity has not been established?

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Can father ask mother to sign over rights if he is not on birth certificate?

He can always ask, but it will need an attorney involved.


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.


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.


Who has right a child if the mother and father both sign the birth certificate?

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.


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


Does the father have rights to a child in Oklahoma?

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.


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.


Man signed birth certificate that's not the father there is a bio father and the child is not living with the mother which is unfit so does the bio father have full custody?

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.


Why would mother not put father on birth-certificate?

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.


Can a father have his name added to a child's birth certificate if the mother agrees?

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.