This form is a generic affidavit that may be referred to when preparing an affidavit of a putative father of a child as to the identity of the natural father of the child.
Mississippi Affidavit of Paternity by Father of Child
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Changes or Corrections: Call our Vital Records office at 601-206-8200 or send e-mail to VRInfo@msdh.ms.gov.
A Simple Acknowledgment of Paternity (ASAP) is a voluntary form, often completed at the hospital. It is signed by both the mother and the father and gets filed with the birth certificate. The father's name will be added to the birth certificate, and in most cases, the child's last name will be the same as the father's.
That I am the biological father of the minor/ child ____________________________ who was born on _____________________in ______________________________; That at the time of the birth of said minor/ child, I was not legally married to his/ her biological mother; That I hereby acknowledge my paternity/ filiation of the ...
Mississippi law does allow the use of blood or genetic testing to determine the probability of paternity. While the test does not provide definite answers, if the calculation that the probability of fatherhood is at least 98 percent, the court will presume paternity.
The fee for an amendment or correction to a Mississippi Vital Record is $28.00.
A court order will be required in order to make any changes to the record. Normally an attorney is needed for this type of action. If the mother was married to another man during the child's conception or birth and there is no father listed on the child's certificate, a three-way paternity affidavit can be filled out.
Establishing paternity must be done through a court order, which will also determine custody and/or visitation rights, as well as additional parental responsibilities, based on what's in the best interest of the child. If an unwed father is not listed on the birth certificate, he has no legal rights to the child.
