Not yet, but I'm working on it. Another year or two.
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.
yes because they are a grown up
Yes - the man signing the birth certificate is the child's legal father unless/until established otherwise in court.
Yes, the father's signature on the birth certificate typically establishes legal paternity.
The man on the birth certificate.
No. It is not legal nor appropriate for anyone who is not the biological father to sign as such on the child's birth certificate. A birth record is a legal record and to purposely report false information is fraud.No. It is not legal nor appropriate for anyone who is not the biological father to sign as such on the child's birth certificate. A birth record is a legal record and to purposely report false information is fraud.No. It is not legal nor appropriate for anyone who is not the biological father to sign as such on the child's birth certificate. A birth record is a legal record and to purposely report false information is fraud.No. It is not legal nor appropriate for anyone who is not the biological father to sign as such on the child's birth certificate. A birth record is a legal record and to purposely report false information is fraud.
The birth certificate can only have one father and only the biological father is allowed to be on it. And only he can sign it. A step parent have no legal right to the child.
Generally, the man on the birth certificate is the child's legal father, unless/until proven otherwise.
Yes, it is illegal to knowingly sign a birth certificate claiming to be the father when you are not the biological father. This act is considered fraud and can have legal consequences.
Putting a father's name on the birth certificate does not make him legally the father if you are not married to him. You can put his name on the birth certificate, but realize that it has no legal impact. In order to have paternity established, it has to be done with a court order.
If the father and mother are not married, the father's name is not on the birth certificate, and there is no custody agreement in place, the mother may take the child out of state. Otherwise, there would be legal consequences.
Yes but he has to establish that he is the father so he has to get legal papers, birth certificate and do a DNA test. Without papers that you are the father you can't go to court and apply for visitation right and custody.