The child doesnβt have his last name nor did he sign birth certificate but he did pay support for 18 years
No, but it may cause problems for the parent(s) and the child in the future.
What name is on the birth certificate is the child's legal name.
Only if he reasonably believes that he is the father. But, if he's led to believe it, when it's untrue, that's Paternity Fraud.
No; if he doesn't, genetic testing will likely be scheduled.
No
no, changing the birth certificate requires adoption, and can only be done if the birth father's parental rights have been terminated.
When I had my daughter, her father was not able to be there at the time, so I was the only one to sign the birth certifiate as a parent. The father's name can be added by the father at a later date if that is what either of you wants to do. No one but the biological parents can sign a birth certificate.
If you're in the US, he has the same rights as any other father, because he is the legal father (biological is irrelevant at this point).
Is he actually the father, or are you planning to commit paternity fraud?
Yes, you do. You fathered the child and now you need to pay for what you did. Accept the responsibility.
He would have all of the rights that a biological father has. If he was not the biological father, then his name should not have been put on the birth certificate in the first place, unless he adopted her and the birth certificate was changed.
Oh yeah. The biological father and mother are put on the certificate.
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.
Except in an adoption, there is no such person as a "non biological father." The only man who should be signing a birth certificate is the child's biological father. Any other man who signs it is making an illegal statement.
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.
no, changing the birth certificate requires adoption, and can only be done if the birth father's parental rights have been terminated.
No - they simply list the names of the biological father and mother. A birth certificate does not prove the parents were married at the time the birth was registered.
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The biological father. He does not have to be on the bc to do so. In court he will prove paternity with a DNA test.
You haven't explained whose birth certificate. If it's her biological child then she must sign the birth certificate. The biological parents of the child sign the birth certificate.
If it's established who the biological father is, regardless what name is on the birth certificate, he will have to give up his parental rights in order for someone else to adopt the child. He can also go to court and have the name on the birth certificate changed to his.
This is really confusing, can you reword it. If the biological father is giving up his rights, he's the only one who will be positive as a father for the said child in a paternity test. A new birth certificate, isn't the real birth certificate. Even if its a legal one, the child deserves to know who his / her biological parent is, even if he's chosen not to be in the child's life. In a step parent adoption, an amended birth certificate is issued. In all adoptions the original birth certificate is sealed and an amended birth certificate is issued with the new legal parents names.