How is the legal paternity established?
(Order a Free Testing Kit or a Paternity Test Here) Legal paternity (fatherhood) is established according to the individual state laws. However, for the most part: 1. If the mother is married or widowed at the time of birth, her husband is considered by law to be the father unless: a. A court has issued an order establishing that a person, other than the mother’s husband, is the father, or b. The mother and alleged father, other than the mother’s husband, have signed an affidavit for the voluntary acknowledgement of paternity. 2. If the mother is not married at the time of conception or birth, paternity can be established in two ways: a. Both parents can sign a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, which is filed with the state registrar of vital statistics. b. A judge can declare a man the legal father of a child after a court hearing or by a default order. Can the father voluntarily acknowledge paternity? (Order a Free Testing Kit or a Paternity Test Here) Yes, to voluntarily acknow
If the mother is married or widowed at the time of birth, her husband is considered by law to be the father unless: • If the mother is married or widowed at the time of birth, her husband is considered by law to be the father unless: • A court has issued an order establishing that a person, other than the mother’s husband, is the father, or • The mother and alleged father, other than the mother’s husband, have signed an affidavit for the voluntary acknowledgement of paternity. • If the mother is not married at the time of conception or birth, paternity can be established in two ways: • Both parents can sign a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity which is filed with the state registrar of vital statistics. • A judge can declare a man the legal father of a child after a court hearing or by a default order. How can the father voluntarily acknowledge paternity? To voluntarily acknowledge paternity, both parents must sign papers acknowledging paternity. The paternity affidavit must be nota
