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Does the child have legal right to his father even if the parents never married but the father signed on his live birth as acknowledgement?
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∙ 11y ago
United States
Yes. That child has legal rights as his father's biological child. First, that child has the legal right to be financially supported by his father. Second, that child may have inheritance rights according to the law in the particular state or other jurisdiction. In the United States a minor child he cannot be disinherited if his father dies even if his father leaves all his property to someone else in his Will. His mother could file a claim against the estate. As an adult he can make a claim against the estate in some jurisdictions if his father dies intestate, or without a will.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoUnited States
Yes. That child has legal rights as his father's biological child. First, that child has the legal right to be financially supported by his father. Second, that child may have inheritance rights according to the law in the particular state or other jurisdiction. In the United States a minor child he cannot be disinherited if his father dies even if his father leaves all his property to someone else in his Will. His mother could file a claim against the estate. As an adult he can make a claim against the estate in some jurisdictions if his father dies intestate, or without a will.
United States
Yes. That child has legal rights as his father's biological child. First, that child has the legal right to be financially supported by his father. Second, that child may have inheritance rights according to the law in the particular state or other jurisdiction. In the United States a minor child he cannot be disinherited if his father dies even if his father leaves all his property to someone else in his Will. His mother could file a claim against the estate. As an adult he can make a claim against the estate in some jurisdictions if his father dies intestate, or without a will.
United States
Yes. That child has legal rights as his father's biological child. First, that child has the legal right to be financially supported by his father. Second, that child may have inheritance rights according to the law in the particular state or other jurisdiction. In the United States a minor child he cannot be disinherited if his father dies even if his father leaves all his property to someone else in his Will. His mother could file a claim against the estate. As an adult he can make a claim against the estate in some jurisdictions if his father dies intestate, or without a will.
United States
Yes. That child has legal rights as his father's biological child. First, that child has the legal right to be financially supported by his father. Second, that child may have inheritance rights according to the law in the particular state or other jurisdiction. In the United States a minor child he cannot be disinherited if his father dies even if his father leaves all his property to someone else in his Will. His mother could file a claim against the estate. As an adult he can make a claim against the estate in some jurisdictions if his father dies intestate, or without a will.
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∙ 14y agoIf the mother wishes to have custody of the child, she should file a motion in the appropriate courthouse.
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If father signed affidavit of paternity does mother still have legal custody of minor child if never married?
Laws vary in different jurisdictions. Generally, an unmarried father who signed an affidavit of paternity has established his paternity and can file a custody case. If you were never married to the other parent of your child, and never signed an affidavit of paternity then you must establish paternity legally (by a DNA test) before you can start a custody case.
What is a fathers right in the state of Florida if the parents are not married nor has the child been legitimized and he signed the birth certificate and has the fathers last name?
The father has a right to pay support and to seek visitation rights. [BTW, the child's last name isn't relevant to this.]SEE LINKS BELOW
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 have to sign the birth certificate in the hospital?
I know that in the state of pennsylvania, the father must be present to sign the babies birth certificate in order for the baby to have the fathers last name.
Can a father give up rights if he signed the birth certificate?
It matters if the father is named on the certificate as the father. If so, then he has as much rights as the mother. But in a court of law you might find the mother has a little more. Only if the mother has a problem will the father get custody. The law see's the mother as the one who the child should live with.
What if the father signed a paternity acknowledgement paper at the hopital?
He is recognized as the father by the state unless he petitions to have it proved otherwise
Can father have rights to child's medical record if the parents are not legally married but father did signed VAP?
As long as the father has not voluntarily relinquished his parenting rights, or they have not been taken from his by a court, he should have full access to medical records.
If the father knows the child is his and has signed the birth certificate then why does the child have to be ligitimised and is the rule only in the state of GA?
An illegitimate child is a child born out of marriage. It doesn't matter if the father is known or not, what matters is that the parents were not married at the time of birth. A child can be legitimised if the two parents get married later. Rules on illegitimacy vary from place to place.
Im trying to get married to an under age girl shes 17. I know we need the marriage consent form signed by both parents. But her father is in jail. Her mother and father arent divorced. What can we do?
Write to the father, ask the advice of a qualified lawyer or WAIT!
An acknowledgement always requires that a written statement be signed and sworn to in front of the Notary?
yes
Can you get married at 16 if your parents sign for it but your 17 year old fiance's parents don't?
If you're in the US, no, you could not. The parents of both minors would have to give signed consent.
Your son was boen in Germany on a military base the father and you are not married the father signed the birth certificate is that certificate leagal in the states?
yeah sure whatever homboyy
In Indiana do you have to be married for your significant other to adopt your child after the biological father has signed away rights?
No. The person adopting a child does not have to be legally married. If that were the case, only married couples would be able to adopt.
If father signed affidavit of paternity does mother still have legal custody of minor child if never married?
Laws vary in different jurisdictions. Generally, an unmarried father who signed an affidavit of paternity has established his paternity and can file a custody case. If you were never married to the other parent of your child, and never signed an affidavit of paternity then you must establish paternity legally (by a DNA test) before you can start a custody case.
Why doesn't your birth certificate have any parents names on it?
Generally, a birth certificate includes the father's name only if that man has signed an acknowlegment of paternity.
Who has legal custody of minor child in FL when parents never married but father signed birth certificate how does minor change his name when one parent contests it?
The mother has legal custody from birth if never married. The father have to go to court to get his parental rights and prove paternity so he can seek visitation, custody and pay child support. The mother is in this case the one who decides what name the child will have since she is the guardian.If the custody is not with father, then after getting the custody , they may change the name.
You are the father same last name signed birth certificate do i have to pay child support?
Yes, but if you're not married to her, you have no rights to the child. see link
