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By law, the "father" is the man who signed the birth certificate unless/until paternity is established in some other way.

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Q: If another man signed the birth certificate is the father still responsibl?
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When is the father's name not on birth certificate?

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Does the father have to sign the birth certificate in the hospital?

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If the alleged father signed the birth certificate and the child is not his?

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If you sign birth certificate do you have to pay child support if later you are found to not be the father?

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In the state of South Carolina is there any way for a non-biological father get any visitation rights if he signed the birth certificate and the child has his lat name?

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