Birth Certificate Question...?

Question

If a women doesn't put the father of the baby on the birth certificate, does that increase his chances of getting custody? My husband works with a guy who got a girl pregnant after only knowing her a short time. This girl has put him through it! He would try and call her and she would always tell him to leave her alone. She didn't even tell him the baby was born until weeks after. And he didn't get to see the baby until he was a month old. She didn't put his name on the birth certificate and now wants child support. Well, automatically in our state, if the father's name isn't on the certificate, they want to do a paternity test. Now, all the sudden, this girl is all about the father. And the poor guy is just her puppet on a string. He has a great job and perfect record. She is on Government assistance and unstable. I think she will get the custody settled and then go back to her "you can't see the baby" self. Anyone know anything about the birth certificate/custody issues?

Answer 1

No name on birth certificate does not increase chances of custody.  One really doesn't have anything to do with the other.  In my state, it works the same way.  File for child support, no father on birth certificate, DNA test is done.  In order to add the father after, they have other paperwork that has to be filled out by both parents.

For custody issues, he may want to hire a lawyer (since he has a great job and all) to make sure he gets the visitation he is authorized, if it's his baby.

Answer 2

after the dna test, he needs to hire a lwyer and take her to court to get a court order for visitation. just because he pays child support does not give him rights to see the child. it has to be in a court order. then she cannot deny him. as far as wellfare, that has nothing to do with anything, only that she can't make it alone, and they will help her pursue him for the child support. if he wants joint custody his lawyer can help him with that.

Answer 3

well if the test comes back that he is the father he will be ordered to pay support but he can fight for joint custody if he chooses or at least get visitations and of she denies him that she will be the one getting in trouble for it

Answer 4

He should have gotten a lawyer during the pregnancy so the visitation/child support could have been established well ahead of time. He's the father and he has the right to see the baby. He needs to get a lawyer now and get visitation set up so that he can have a relationship with that child. She can't just say no you can't see the baby and if she does he needs to call the police or lawyers to step in. If she keeps that c**p up she risks losing custody of the baby altogether.

Answer 5

Time to go to court.  Get the attorney. Listen to him/her about the  paternity test.  They will then set-up visitation and payments.  She can't dispute.  She'll wind up in court for the next 18 years.  Also if he wants to go for full custody,instead of joint custody, he may get it if he can prove she's unstable and unable to care for the baby.  It may not even be his baby.  If that's the case, he needs to watch who he deals with from now on.

Answer 6

In CA you have 60 days from the day the baby was born to add the father on the birth certificate,

My husband was not at the hospital to sign the paternity certificate that would include him on the birth certificate so we had to go to downtown to request a acknowledgement of paternity the father could request this without the consent of the mother if he thinks he's the father.

In other hand he should start offering her to pay for baby sitter or put the baby on his health insurance and help with other stuff for the baby so by the time he gets to go to the child support agency he could show proof that he's already helping and they won't give her money.

Answer 7

I know that here in VA, if the father is not on the birth certificate, they will either have to do a paternity test or the father can just sign a document saying that he is the father.

Child support can not be established without one of those two things done first.  And after he is proven to be the father by one of those two things (test or signing a document), they will automatically add the father to the birth certificate.

AND - Child support and visitation are two _separate_ entities.  She can file for child support and will not have to let him visit.  He needs to file for custody/visitation in order to get that set up legally.  I would do it asap if I were him.

Answer 8

If he has a good past record and pays cs regularly he will have a good chance of getting regular access/visitation if he goes through court.

Answer 9

Birth certificate does not determain custidy.  If she doesnt put him on, it states father unknown.  If he would establish paternaty im pretty sure he would get put on the birth certificate.  

EIther way, if he is proven to be the father, he can fight for at least patial custody....it is his kid afterall.  and since he seem to be the one better off he may be able to fight for full custody if he wants it.   Though even if he could get shared custody, he wouldnt have to pay child support...he has child half the time she has child have the time