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There are only 2 ways to add or change who is listed as a parent on a birth certificate: Acknowledgment of Parentage. Court order.
Paternity Acknowledgement is a legal document used to determine fatherhood. Both the father and the mother of the child will have to sign the form. The parents must have it notarized and file it with the Washington State Department of Health. The man then legally will be the child's father.
The main constraints for fathers are: Custody and visitation rights. Fathers have no legal rights if paternity has not been acknowledged by signing the birth certificate, although they can be obtained through alternative ways in court.
The father may file a parentage action, seeking the court to establish legal paternity. The court may need to order genetic testing to confirm the unmarried father's paternity. If the court issues a parentage order, the man seeking to establish paternity becomes the adjudicated legal father.
The father may file a parentage action, seeking the court to establish legal paternity. The court may need to order genetic testing to confirm the unmarried father's paternity. If the court issues a parentage order, the man seeking to establish paternity becomes the adjudicated legal father.