The interested party would need to contact the state's vital records department for the correct procedure prescribed by the laws of the state where the birth was registered. A minor issue such as a misspelling is relatively simple to amend. If the change is due to the wrong man being named as the father a court order will be required.
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How does a father find out if he is on the birth certificate?
Go to vital records and request a copy of birth records. Ask to see Childs school file with birth record in it. If you are not on the birth certificate, you cannot request a copy.
Do you have to put your husband on a birth certificate even if he is not the father?
No, you put the father on the birth certificate! Then it wouldn't be a birth certificate!
Can you put your child's father name on the birth certificate even if you are not married to that person or does he have to sign the birth certificate?
The father must sign to add his name to the birth certificate.
Can an unmarried mother refuse to name the father on a birth certificate?
Yes the mother has the right to put the father on the birth certificate or not.
Do you have to list the father on a birth certificate?
No. Father's name is not legally required to be on the birth certificate.
How do you gain custody over your child if the father does not sign the birth certificate?
If the father did not sign the birth certificate, then you already have sole custody.
Your name wrong on your birth certificate how do you correct that?
Bad news: Whatever it says on your birth certificate is your legal name. Good news: You can obtain a court-ordered name change and then correct your birth certificate.
Can the father sign birth certificate if woman is married?
if the baby his he can the birth certificate if the woman is married
Who is the legal father of your child the man you are married to or the man on the birth certificate?
The man on the birth certificate.
Can a father go sign birth certificate without mother present?
can a father sign birth certificate without mother present at courthouse
What happens if a step father is listed on birth certificate?
Generally, the man on the birth certificate is the child's legal father, unless/until proven otherwise.
Does the birth mother have sole custody of her child if she is not married to its father but the father of the baby is not on the birth certificate?
Even if the father's name is on the birth certificate, and is living with the mother, except in Arizona.
Can a mother get into trouble from the law when she put her boyfriends name on the birth certificate and when she actually new who the real father was and the real father wants to be on on it?
No, it is not illegal to put the wrong name on a birth certificate. However, the biological father has the legal right to add his name to the birth certificate if he can prove that he is the child's father.
Does the father have to sign the birth certificate in the hospital?
Yes a father has too
Does the father have to be present to be on a child's birth certificate?
The father has to sign an acknowledgment.
Can the birth father later reverse the adoption of your son if he is not on the birth certificate?
no
Does a father have to pay child support even tho he is not the biological father and signed the birth certificate?
When he signed the birth certificate he became the father until/unless the courts rule otherwise.
Can you put fathers name on birth certificate with out him signing?
No, only the biological father can sign his name on the birth certificate.
If a birth certificate has the wrong father name can you change it?
Yes, it can be changed after paternity of the biological father has been established by the courts, you fill out a change of birth certificate affidavit and send it in with your court documents to the bureau of vital statistics stating who the real father is and the birth certificate will then be changed.
How can i correct my first name on my birth certificate?
You cant.
If you sign birth certificate do you have to pay child support if later you are found to not be the father?
No. However, if the alleged father has signed the birth certificate, he is acknowledging that the child is his. There are steps to take in order to be taken off of the birth certificate and relieved of the obligation of child support, including a paternity test and an amendment to the birth certificate.
Can a child be adopted if there is no father on the birth certificate?
Yes it can.
Can you list the father on the birth certificate even if he denies paternity?
You can list anyone you want on the birth certificate. Its up to the court an a paternity test to decide who really is the father.
Can you leave a blank spot on a birth certificate?
Yes you can leave the spot blank for instance a father. I am a teacher and have many children in my class who have no father listed on their birth certificate.
Does Father payments if name not on birth certificate?
It is possible to legally establish paternity even if the father's name is not on the birth certificate.
