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All that's needed to perform a DNA paternity test is a DNA sample from the possible father, child in question, and mother of the child (her participation is optional, but recommended).

The process of paternity testing Signed consent of all parties involved. All parties must provide valid means of identification. Provision of additional documents as required (e.g. court assignment of custody)

In Ohio, if a child's parents are not married to each other when the child is born, that child does not have a legal father. Paternity must be established for the person to be called the legal father of a child. Once this happens the father's name can appear on the birth certificate.

For a paternity order to be established, the test must show at least a 99% probability of fatherhood. If parties request genetic testing through the CSEA, the CSEA will schedule a support hearing to establish a support order for the child(ren) once paternity is established.

To correct an Ohio birth record, the application must be filed in the county where the person's birth occurred, where the person resides, or where the person's mother resided at the time of birth. A father's name cannot be added or deleted from a birth record through birth correction proceedings in the Probate Court.

Establishing paternity gives you and your child the rights and opportunities you need and deserve. By having his name placed on the birth certificate, the father gains legal rights to his child. His child then has access to benefits such as Social Security, life insurance, military benefits, and inheritances.

Name your child anything, but the data system doesn't allow special characters. And the last name must match a parent's. The only punctuation allowed in Ohio is hyphens, apostrophes and spaces. Only letters are allowed, no numbers.

To add a father to a Birth Certificate when the natural parents are married, take a certified copy of the marriage license to the Department of Health to obtain an Ohio Department of Health Vital Statistics Declaration of Paternity form.

The father can be placed on the child's birth certificate if both the mother and father sign the Paternity Affidavit. No signatures are required on the original birth certificate. If you are wondering whether you signed a Paternity Affidavit, these records are easy to request from the Central Paternity Registry.