Please include your location when asking legal questions, as laws vary by state/country. Generally, she will be required to seek and obtain the father's permission for the name change, or provide a very compelling reason why she shouldn't need it. Not having a legally named father for the child will complicate this process.

Proving paternity would become a problem as he would not be able to respond to any paternity claim. There are greater issues at stake here than just the SS benefits.

The mother is the legal guardian from birth and can give the child any name she wants but she can not sign for the father on the birth certificate. He have to sign it and if she was below age of consent when the child was conceived he can go to prison for statutory rape.

Is he actually the father, or are you planning to commit paternity fraud?

As far as I know he can be added to it as long as he has DNA evidence proving he's the father, but I'm sure the longer he waits the worse his chances are of getting approval from a judge, especially if the mother is fighting against it. In the state where i live, signing the birth certificate does not automatically give the child the father's last name either, but it does indebt him to pay child support if the mother decides to collect it. Things like this vary from state to state, your best bet is to speak with an attorney. Showing any proof of regulary paid childsupport (it's best to write a check to the mother with the child's name and "child Support" on the "for" line, and keep bank records as proof) helps as well. If there are any photos of you and the child together, especially photos of you rendering care to the child (feeding, bathing, changing, reading to, etc,)it could help. It shows you are a concerned, involved and loving parent, just like childsupport does. This will help win the approval of a judge. I don't believe a judge can keep you off of a child's birth certificate unless the mother can prove you were abusive and neglectful, and probably not even then, although he/she can discontinue visitation in that case, but a judge can prolong the process if he/she doesn't think you are wanting to be on the birth certificate for the right reasons. Also I'm not sure if the father can "sign" at a later date, but he can be "listed".

Well,she can do that, but it depends on the standards, like if the you knew the father, or if the child will ever see his/her father. something like that. I watch a lot of court shows and I also read a book about it.

It depends on where you're coming from.

Travel between Canada and USA for example, requires a passport or international travel document issued by your state.

A Birth Certificate contains date, time and location of birth. It also has the Mothers full name and Fathers full name. Then the Doctor who did the procedure signs his name as proof that the child was born in the United States.

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The information on a birth certificate varies by state, and by whether or not it is a long-form or short-form document. A "Record of Live Birth" is usually issued by the hospital and signed by the health care provider, but this is not the same thing as an official, state-issued birth certificate. Generally speaking, state-issued birth certificates are not signed by doctors but are rather validated/signed/certified by a court or government official.

The child doesn’t have his last name nor did he sign birth certificate but he did pay support for 18 years

It's not his child to keep. The mother is comitting fraud if she knows he is not the biological father. She can ask the bio-dad to relinquish his rights and her boyfriend can adopt the child when they are married. Then he can sign the birth certificate. You do not get rights to a child just because you want to. For the child's sake there are proper legal procedures.

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Yes, but if the action is challenged by the biological father the BC and the custodial rights to the child can be altered.

Technically some might view such an action as fraud. However, if it is done with good intent there would be no legal repercussions but possible civil ones as noted above.

He has the right to petition the courts for a determination of paternity and, if he is the father, the right to pay child support and petition for visitation.

You don't have to be the real father to be on a child's birth certificate. You would just have to sign a paternity affadavit, in which you are assuming all legal responsibilities to that child. You would talk to the mother about adopting the child and go through that process--if you are married.

first of all you just need to walk or drive your butt down to the hospital (with the dad of course) force the dad to sign the paper and change the last name but it would probably be easier to take his butt to court ! ;)

You can put another man's name on the certificate, however if you are trying to collect child support from this man he has the option to prove that it is not his biological child with a DNA test. He however only has a limited window to have a test done, failure to take the test and prove that he isn't the father by default means he accepts the charge of being the father paying child support.

I know that in the state of pennsylvania, the father must be present to sign the babies birth certificate in order for the baby to have the fathers last name.

Perhaps you could if he relinquishes all rights or if your new husband adopts the child. However, even if you do somehow remove the name from the certificate, the fact is that he is still the biological father. Better to move on in life; fixing this will not make a large difference to the situation in the end.

If you have a social security number you could go to your local social security department and possibly find out what state your s.s.# was issued in. You then could notify the capital of this state and they would be able to assist you in obtaining your record of birth. Some states charge a minimal fee for getting a copy of your birth certificate. If you have no social security card, I would contact your state capitol for a copy of your birth certificate first then go to your social security office with the copy of your birth certificate to obtain a social security card. I hope this helps you.

For domestic flights in New Zealand ID is required to be carried, and it must be shown at check-in, unless using an automated check-in booth.

Forms of ID that are acceptable for Air New Zealand include:

driver's licence, passport, Airpoints or Koru card, credit card, birth certificate or Community Services card.

Flights that connect to international flights may require photo ID.

Yes, you can. Most states prohibit naming a father without either a marriage license or a DNA test. Of course, if you are unmarried and sue the child's father for child support, the father's name will be added to the birth certificate. Also, in almost all child support cases, the child's last name is changed to the father's last name.

An unmarried father must establish his paternity and arrange for a custody hearing if he wants custody.

Generally, if the parents are unmarried the mother has sole custody and control in most states until the father can establish his paternity. Remember, a child's mother can always be identified by medical records. Since the father didn't give birth and he was not legally married at the time of the birth he must establish his paternity by signing the birth certificate at the time of birth (waiving DNA testing rights) which must be done with mother's consent. If he doesn't sign the birth certificate then he must seek another way to establish his paternity and that is done through a DNA test.

A paternity test can be arranged through the court. Once paternity has been established the father can request visitations, joint custody, full custody or the court will set up a schedule of regular child support payments for the child if she is to remain in the custody of her mother. The court will schedule a hearing and issue an order that is in the best interest of the child.

no you dont. i actually just looked at mine like 2 minutes ago and only my moms name is on there. Because they know for sure which women the kid came out of but to find out for sure which man it was they have to get DNA from him so its easier just to have the mom sign the paper because they know for a fact that she is the mother.

Tamera Mowry's birth name is Tamera Darvette Mowry.