This should be done legally and you can either go to a lawyer or quietly go to your own attorney which handles these sorts of cases. If your girlfriend wants to give up her child to you, you will be checked out thoroughly to be sure you can offer this child a good environment, have the money to care for the child and give them a reasonable education, not to mention having decent medical insurance. Marcy In the state of South Carolina if there is no father's name on the birth certificate,until the age of 5 no adoption is necessary. The mother can just add a father's name to the birth cerrtificate. Karen
Yes, a father can change his child's last name. However, this depends on the custody arrangement, and who has primary custody.
NO. In most states the father of the child must be present at the time of birth to sign the birth certificate as the father of the child. It could, in reality, be any man who would be willing to take legal responsibility for the unborn child. A child will only automatically get the father's name if the two parents are married. Even if the father pays child support, the mother is not obigated to change the child's last name to that of the father.
yes, through the courts
No, unless the biological father or the child himself requests it.
yah i think so how old is the child?
he would carry no responsibility for the child, even after a divorce.
last i knew unless there is a step father willing to adopt the courts will not let you give up rights if there is a step father willing to adopt you will not have to pay child support
You can't adopt a child who's biologically yours. If you have not already done so, I suggest that you ask the court for an order finding that you are the father. You will probably have to sign an acknowledgment of paternity or undergo genetic testing to accomplish this.
Yes, by adopting the child.
Actually, there is nothing in a name. You can change your child's name to your favorite actor's last name if you like. Relinquishing child support from the father would only take place if your new husband got permission from both you and the child's father to legally adopt your child. This would in turn mean that your ex-husband is not legally your child's father any more. Which can cause other issues. For example, in the event of your ex-husband's death, your child would not be eligible for SSI benefits because the child is not legally his anymore.
It is ancient common law that a child born to a married couple gets the father's last name because that father would care for and support the child until maturity in a family household. It is also ancient common law that an unmarried mother gets to give the child her own name.
Yes, a father can change his child's last name. However, this depends on the custody arrangement, and who has primary custody.
A child does not have to have the same last name as the biological father to receive child support from that father.
No.
Not unless he is the legal guardian.
NO. In most states the father of the child must be present at the time of birth to sign the birth certificate as the father of the child. It could, in reality, be any man who would be willing to take legal responsibility for the unborn child. A child will only automatically get the father's name if the two parents are married. Even if the father pays child support, the mother is not obigated to change the child's last name to that of the father.
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