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What legal responsibility is there if a person signs the birth certificate as the father and he may not be?
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∙ 14y ago
In many states he can be held responsible, regardless of paternity.
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Do you have to pay child support if your not the biological father but your the father on birth certificate?
Yes, you do. You fathered the child and now you need to pay for what you did. Accept the responsibility.
Can you put his name on the birth certificate if he cant sign the birth certificate?
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.
Can the birth father later reverse the adoption of your son if he is not on the birth certificate?
no
Can bio-mother add step father to birth certificate without notifying biological father and step father not adopted child?
no, changing the birth certificate requires adoption, and can only be done if the birth father's parental rights have been terminated.
If you sign birth certificate do you have to pay child support if later you are found to not be the father?
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.
Can a person get in trouble with the law if a person is on a child s birth certificate who is not the father?
Not necessarily. A person that is on a birth certificate, but is not really the child's father, is just taking responsibility for them. They can't really get into any trouble, legally.
Can you legally put someone who is not the father on the birth certificate it the fathers been absent sense birth in Michigan?
No. The birth certificate should show the name of the natural father or the name should be left off the certificate. If you put a name on the certificate and you know that person not to be the father, then you have falsified a public record and in any country in the world, that is a crime.
If the biological father is not on the birth certificate and has had no responsibility for the child does he have any legal right to have visitation?
Yes but he may have to prove paternity first.
Do you have to pay child support if your not the biological father but your the father on birth certificate?
Yes, you do. You fathered the child and now you need to pay for what you did. Accept the responsibility.
Does Father payments if name not on birth certificate?
It is possible to legally establish paternity even if the father's name is not on the birth certificate.
How can a take off a father's name on a birth certificate if the father an illegal alien?
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.
Who is the legal father of your child the man you are married to or the man on the birth certificate?
The man on the birth certificate.
Can you put his name on the birth certificate if he cant sign the birth certificate?
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.
Do you have to married for the non biological father to sign child's birth certificate in Texas?
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.
What happens if a step father is listed on birth certificate?
Generally, the man on the birth certificate is the child's legal father, unless/until proven otherwise.
Can the birth father later reverse the adoption of your son if he is not on the birth certificate?
no
Can bio-mother add step father to birth certificate without notifying biological father and step father not adopted child?
no, changing the birth certificate requires adoption, and can only be done if the birth father's parental rights have been terminated.
