he hasnt been in the picture and im sure hes never going to be but i was still wondering?
2007-08-08 10:31:03 · 11 answers · asked by lala 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
He doesn't have to sign any birth certificate, only you have to. Did you put his name on the birth certificate as the father and did you give the baby his last name? If you didn't he can still have parental rights if he goes to court anytime in the future and proves he is the father through a dna test.
2007-08-08 15:49:22 · answer #1 · answered by sauceyrose2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is not on the birth certificate, he has zero rights UNTIL he petitions the court for them - which he can do at any time. If he ever decides to do so, the court will order a DNA test and go from there.
Every father has rights, but he does have to establish them through the court system. As it stands now, he can't just waltz in and take the child.
******this answer was with the assumption that he is not on there at all, that you did not name him at all. If you named him, and he just did not sign, you would have to ask a family law attorney in your state what the law says there. It varies from state to state.
2007-08-08 17:39:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have publicly named him as the father, then yes he has parental rights, unless he chooses to sign them away.
If you choose to try to stop him from seeing the child then he can get a paternity test to prove he is the father. If found to be, he will most likely be ordered to have visitation, but you can sue for support.
2007-08-08 17:35:44 · answer #3 · answered by Bill in Kansas 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wrong. The birth certificate is not dispositive of paternal rights or responsibilities.
2007-08-08 17:38:34 · answer #4 · answered by open4one 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, he still has parental rights. You can go after him for child support at anytime right? well he can decide to be a part of the kids life at any time as well.
2007-08-08 17:44:05 · answer #5 · answered by zebj25 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he has rights if he can prove he has been supporting the baby [financially]... no prove, no rights.
unless you want to be a good samaritan and allow visitations under certain requirements.....
once he comes in the picture, he must provide some kind of financial support
2007-08-08 17:42:40 · answer #6 · answered by Angie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think as long as DNA shows that he is the biological father, then he has the right to claim whatever a father can claim.
2007-08-08 17:46:33 · answer #7 · answered by Lucy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know if he could claim rights using a DNA test... but I'm sure, if his signature is not there, he can't do anything about it.
2007-08-08 17:34:41 · answer #8 · answered by Setsuna 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's up to a paternity test, if he proves to be the father, then he entitled to his rights AND FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.
2007-08-08 17:36:33 · answer #9 · answered by Mezmarelda 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't count on it.
2007-08-08 17:37:06 · answer #10 · answered by goldspider79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋