What are the Rights and Responsibilities of the Parents?
Both parents are required by law to support their child from birth. If your child does not live with you, you may be ordered by the court to pay child support until the child’s eighteenth birthday, or beyond in some circumstances. A parent who does not live with the child may have the right to visit and establish a relationship with the child as you both agree or as ordered by the court. What if I’m not sure I’m the father? If you aren’t sure you are the father do not sign the Certificate of Parentage. You can have a blood or genetic test to verify paternity, but do not sign this form until you have received the results of the test. Do married parents have to sign the form to establish paternity? Parents who are married to each other do not need to sign this form because their child’s paternity is already established because of the marriage. If the mother is married to a man other than the child’s father, the mother and father must sign a Certificate of Parentage and the mother’s husba
