Parental Rights

@tibbler (229)
United States
January 1, 2008 12:26am CST
A man meets a women & gets her pregnant. After the baby is born he says that he can not see the baby. He all so says that he has no Parental rights since his name is not on the Birth Certificate. What can he do now..?
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6 responses
• India
1 Jan 08
Hi tibbler, There nothing called "parental Rights" to see a baby. He is just duping her.He can always make his name in the birth certificate. There are procedures in which ever country he lives. Ask him to meet the authorities concerned to do the same. Good Luck.
@tibbler (229)
• United States
1 Jan 08
What if the mother of the baby is married & she got pregnant from another guy. The guy she is married to isn't the birth father & the other guy is.
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• United States
1 Jan 08
He needs to request a dna test.
@nicolecab (923)
• United States
1 Jan 08
I would say that if she is married and he was not there for the birt at the hosiptal than her husband would be named the father. The only way for him to settle this would be in family court by having a DNA test done. Then he would have the right to see her only if pays child support which the court would be most likely to give the mother that day. Is there some other reason why the mother maybe isnt allowing him to his baby?
• United States
2 Jan 08
ok well here it is different if the father/mother does not pay support than the father/mother loses their right see their child. I wish your friend all the luck and hopes he gets to his child soon.
• United States
2 Jan 08
I don't know where you live but in teh majority of the USA, child support and visitation are two separate issues and are not depenant on one another. A mother cannot stop visitiation because the father hasn't paid support, any more than a father can quit paying support because the mother refuses to let the father see the child. The parent who denies visitation is in contempt of court, just as the parent who does not pay the ordered support is in contempt. Unfortunately, they will only throw parentes in jail for not paying support, but not the parent who refuses to allow visitation, they just get a slap on the wrist and get told to comply with the court order.
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@DJ9020 (1596)
• United States
1 Jan 08
Have him check the family laws where you live. Here, a man can go to court to get parental rights. He can ask for a paternity test to prove he is the father, whether or not his name is on the birth certificate. But he also needs to know that with rights come responsibilities, and he may have to pay child support for this child whether the mother is married to someone else or not.
@lightningd (1039)
• United States
1 Jan 08
In most states, if a woman is married when she gives birth, then the state recognizes her husband as the father. You can, however petition the state for a paternity test if you believe you are the father. If a woman is single and gets pregnant, some states will not allow you to name a person as the father without him signing a consent form at the hospital when the baby is born, or you can later file for an amended birth certificate if you know the child's paternity. As far as parental rights are concerned, if he wishes to have contact with the child, then he should petition the state for paternity tests to prove he is the father. Court ordered visitation will come from the court. Along with that most likely, would be a child support order. If a woman is receiving state aid and has a child, the state department of social services will usually persue the issue and paternity tests, at which time, the father will be ordered to repay the state for any expenses incurred during the birth of the child as well as any expenses for doctors, and state assistance. I suggest if he truly wants to be a father to this child, he speak with the woman or an attorney, and go from there. Regardless, if he is in fact the biological father, and the child was not a the result of artificial insemination due to sperm donation, then he will get visitiation with the child
• United States
5 Jan 08
In most states, the biological father has the perental rights regardless of whose name is on the birth certificate. To legally give up his rights, there is documentation involved. A man, or a woman for that matter, can not just say he gives up his rights. I hope this helps.
• United States
3 Jan 08
that not really true he should have rights even though he isnt on the birth certificate. Theres a way that he can get on the baby's birth certificate if he wanted to all he would have to do is call a hospital to check into it and go from there