Posts Tagged ‘ children ’

Q: I’m on my baby’s birth certificate, doesn’t that make me the father legally?

Feb 20th, 2010 | By natalie | Category: FAQs, Family Law

If you were not married to the mother of the child at the time of the child’s birth, being listed on a child’s birth certificate does not automatically grant you legal or custodial rights to the child. Instead, you are considered a “putative” or “biological” father and have no legal rights to have custody of [...]

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Q: My child’s mother won’t let me see him/her, what do I do?

Feb 20th, 2010 | By natalie | Category: FAQs, Family Law

If the child was born out of wedlock, meaning you weren’t married to the mother at the time the child was born, she was married to someone else when the child was born, or she was married to someone else at the time of conception, you will need to file a petition to legitimate your [...]

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