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That depends on state law where you live. In general (and this is very general), acknowledging parentage by signing a birth certificate assigns rights as outlined under your state's laws as the father. However, many rights are not automatically conferred such as custody, visitation, etc. Those are things that are (hopefully) worked out between the parents or hammered out in court. Either way, court orders are involved for the protection of the rights of everyone involved.
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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.
Visitation rights in Wisconsin for fathers Can DNA test be done after signing birth certificate?
DNA testing can be done before or after a birth certificate is signed if there is any question about who the father of a child is or if visitation rights are being contested.
What if you sign a birth certificate and the child is not yours?
Dependent on any state or country's law's modifications or provisions regarding the same, signing a birth certificate is admission of paternity and confers all rights, responsibilities and obligations of the same.
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.
Can you put down your child's father's name on the birth certificate without him signing it?
No he have to sign it in order to be on there.
Does The father Have rights if his name Is not on the certificate?
No. By signing the certificate he says he is the father of the child. If he then wants visitation rights or custody he have to petition in court after he has established paternity by a DNA test. He can then also pay child support.
If one of the parent is not in the birth certificate can mother take child out of the state?
Fathers with parental rights are not always listed on the birth certificate.
Can you be put on child surpport if you did not sign birth certicate?
Not signing a birth certificate does not remove one's responsibility. If you are not the bio parent of the child, attempt to arrange for testing that will be evidence of that. Otherwise, you are the parent of a child.
The man I was going to marry 4 years ago knew he was not the father but signed the birth ceryificate anyway now that I want his name off what rights do he have?
The signing of the birth certificate only means that the information on it is true. You don't have to take his name off and as long as he has not been there for the child for 7 years, he has no rights to the child. Check your state's laws on parental rights for accuracy of this answer.
What are a father's rights after a child is born?
If the couple are unmarried the birth mother is presumed to have full custodial rights to the child.. The assumed father is not automatically granted any rights to a child until paternity is established either by the signing of the birth certificate or affidavit of parentage or a paternity test. When parentage has been established the biological father can file a writ of habeas corpus for custoday or a petition for visitation rights; likewise the primary custodial parent can then petition for child support.
If the Father signs the birth certificate in an out of wedlock birth is the baby legitimate?
If what is meant by the term "legitimate" pertains to whether the father is responsible for supporting the child, then the answer would be yes. Once paternity has been established either by the signing of the birth certificate, a declaration of parentage or by DNA testing the father can be held responsible for support of the child and likewise he is entitled to petition for custodial or visitation rights.
What rights does a father have if he is not on the child's birth certificate and nor does he live in the US?
The birth certificate is not something that gives him parental rights, he have to go to court for that and prove it by DNA test. A birth certificate does not require DNA so it does not hold up in court. So yes, if he has gone to court he has rights.
