Paternity Legal Questions and Answers
How do I put my baby's father's name on the birth certificate if he will be out of the country?
My boyfriend is being shipped overseas while the baby is being born. How do we get him on the birth certificate?
04/12/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: Virginia | #3009Where can I find legitimation papers for child?
I need to find legitimation papers for child.
04/12/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: Georgia | #3006Is there any recourse in the courts if you are proven not to be the father of a child you supported?
In Rhode Island if you aquire DNA test that confirm that you are not the biological father of a child (born outside of wedlock) whom you have been supporting outside of the court system for 10 years, is there any recourse? And what is it?
04/10/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: ALL | #2919What rights do I have to a child born during my marriage but that I am not the father?
I just found out that my wife had an affair and that she is pregnant. I have had a vasectomy but no testing has been done for paternity. My wife and I are all but certain that this child is not mine. She has broken off the relationship and is back with me, but the possible biological father thinks that he should have some rights to the child. All I want is to raise this chil...
04/10/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: California | #2899Can a Judge change the child's name that was born of my marriage but is not mine?
My wife and I have been separated for quite some time now and are finally going through with the divorce. We have two minor children. My wife recently gave birth to a child whom she admits is not mine. However she is not disclosing the name of the father and so that the new child has my last name. This child is not mine and I do not wish to be responsible for it. My wife ha...
04/06/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: Texas | #2699Do I have to give my child the father's last name if he is listed on the birth certificate?
I am 7 months pregnant. My husband left me for another woman when I was 2 months pregnant and we have not had any contact since. I have filed for divorce and our divorce becomes final the same day as my due date. I know that under the California Presumption law, I will have to list him as the father (which, biologically, he is anyway), but I'd like to know if I can still giv...
04/03/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: California | #2555How can I stop my girlfriend from having an abortion if I am willing to take care of the child?
How can I stop my girlfriend from having an abortion if I am willing to take care of the child?
03/28/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: Massachusetts | #2264Can I force someone who may be my father into taking a paternity test?
I want to know if I can get a court ordered paternity test for a man I have been told may be my father. I have recently found him and have his address. I am 46 years old and just recently may have found my father and want to know if I can legally pursue paternity via the California courts.
03/28/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: California | #2255How do I get the divorce decree amended to show that the child born during my marriage is not mine?
I was married to a lady in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1999. Our marriage became real rocky and she stated that she was pregnant. I believed the child was mind. Before I moved to Georgia, I started seeing a big change in the way the child was looking. He did not look like me or my wife. She filed for divorce against me in 1999, and I agreed to the divorce but I wanted a bloo...
01/31/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: Wisconsin | #1286When an unmarried couple has a child, whose last name does the child take?
When an unmarried couple has a child, whose last name does the child take?
01/31/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: Arizona | #917