If what is meant by the term "legitimate" pertains to whether the father is responsible for supporting the child, then the answer would be yes. Once paternity has been established either by the signing of the birth certificate, a declaration of parentage or by DNA testing the father can be held responsible for support of the child and likewise he is entitled to petition for custodial or visitation rights.
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.
It means that the mother and father of the child were not married
no
no, changing the birth certificate requires adoption, and can only be done if the birth father's parental rights have been terminated.
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.
You cannot cash in your birth certificate bond. Birth certificate bonds do not exist, and there is no legitimate way to cash in a birth certificate for money.
No, you cannot sign a birth certificate if you are not the biological father.
Yes. He certainly does. He has a birth certificate that has repeatedly been verified as legitimate, and that shows he was in fact born in Hawaii in 1961.
It is possible to legally establish paternity even if the father's name is not on the birth certificate.
You can't remove a father's name from a birth certificate if he is the father, whether he's an illegal alien or not.
The man on the birth certificate.
Yes, the father's signature on the birth certificate typically establishes legal paternity.
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.
Generally, the man on the birth certificate is the child's legal father, unless/until proven otherwise.
It means that the mother and father of the child were not married
no
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.