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Generally to add a father to the birth certificate, paternity must first be established by either court order or an Acknowledgment of Paternity. Once paternity has been established, an Affidavit to Correct or Amend a Birth Certificate can be used to add the father's name to the child's birth certificate.

Court Ordered Paternity A certified court order of paternity (COP) is required to establish paternity and add the father's name to the birth record in the following circumstances: If the registrant is 18 years of age or older. When one parent cannot be located or is deceased.

Therefore, a birth certificate DOES NOT establish legal parentage when parents are unmarried. Only signing a Voluntary Declaration of Parentage or obtaining a judgment in court legally establishes parentage for the children of unmarried parents.

Mothers have the right to refuse including father's name on birth certificate. Father must execute an Acknowledgment of Paternity form or obtain court order to gain legal rights and responsibilities as parent.

Establishing paternity means to establish a legal father for a child. When the parents are not married, it is important that paternity is legally established. Paternity must be established before any child support court orders can be enforced or established.

Establishing Paternity Both parents may come into a DCSS office to fill out and sign the Voluntary Affidavit Acknowledging Paternity form that is filed by the DCSS through the Hospital Paternity Program (HPP) to establish paternity.

The policy enunciated in Nerini was that a father's duty to support his child, legitimate or illegitimate, has no time bar. Mr. Christensen argues on appeal that the obligation to support a child has no time bar. However, he claims, an action to determine paternity must be brought within one year after the birth.

In Arizona, a father who is not married to his child's mother has no legal right to the child until paternity has been established, either by agreement (affidavit between the parents) and a written agreement or a court order outlines the schedule and decision making ability of each parent.

While signing the birth certificate, along with the mother, is one way to establish paternity by Presumption of Paternity – it can be rebutted in court with clear and convincing evidence.