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Establishing Paternity in North Carolina In North Carolina, listing someone as the father on the child's birth certificate is not valid proof of paternity, so state law provides two ways for a father to establish paternity: (1) affidavit of parentage; and (2) civil action.
Paternity can be established by voluntary acknowledgment of paternity or by court order. The most convenient time for parents to establish paternity for their child is in the hospital when the child is born. The father must be present and provide identification to have his name placed on the Affidavit of Parentage.
The father's name will appear on the birth certificate, and the father must consent to the name of the child before the child's name appears on the birth certificate. A father signing just the birth certificate, without signing a Paternity Acknowledgement Affidavit, does not constitute paternity.
Under Pennsylvania law, paternity is presumed when parents are married at the time of the child's birth. However, when parents are unmarried when the child is born, paternity must be legally established before the name of the child's father can appear on the birth certificate.
Parents who are not married can establish legal paternity for a child by: Signing an Affidavit Acknowledging Paternity at the hospital when the baby is born. When both parents complete this Affidavit, the man becomes the legal father of the child and his name is placed on the child's birth certificate.