The father signed the birth certificate. Does that establish paternity?
Yes and No. If the Father’s name appears on the birth certificate, then he may have signed a paternity affidavit at the hospital at the time of birth. This paternity affidavit does legally establish paternity. However, it does not afford the father with any rights to parenting time or custody and it does not require him to pay support. These issues must be determined by the courts.
Related Questions
- If paternity has been established and one of the parents has reason to believe that the man established as the father on the birth certificate is not the birth father, what can the parent do?
- What can an unmarried father so to establish when the mother of the child does not want to establish paternity and the fathers name is not on the birth certificate?
- Does a father have legal rights to his child if he has not signed the birth certificate?
