I was adopted as a child,and on my adoption papers it says FATHER UNKNOWN.?

Question

Ive been told he may have been a Catholic Priest. Is this possible?

Answer 1

Read the other question to which Heather directs you.  There are some good answers.  I realize there is the possibility that your mother did not name the father.  However, keep in mind also that some states have not always allowed a father to be named (by law) on the birth certificate if the mother was unmarried.  Because of this, your natural mother may have been barred from naming the father even if she wanted to do so.  Don't assume it was her decision, because it may not have been.

The only way you'll probably have a possibility of finding out who the truth is to find your natural mother and ask her.  Do you know her name?

Answer 2

Sadly this is he case for many the father being unknown. Yes it I suppose could be true. Sometimes the mother doesn't want to list the father or actually isn't sure who it was. Make sure your source is accurate. Just remember that you are still the same person you were before you heard this.

Answer 3

very possible

Answer 4

Yes i could be Priest are people and make mistakes.  Ie molest little boys.  

It also could she did not know or she knew and did not want to say for a reason like he would have to sign

Answer 5

it is unknown.... Find your real mom and ask her... None of the idiots at yahoo answers know

Answer 6

What is important is that some father loved you and cared as if you were his own.

What's not important is that you are an illegitamate child of an unknown father possibly a deviant Catholic Priest..

Answer 7

who knows?

For some reason your mother did not name your father. This could be for many reasons.

she did not know

the guy was a jerk

if a mother wants to put her baby up for adoption, both the mother and father have to agree to this. If she thought, maybe he would want custody of the child, and she did not want him to, she could simply tell the agrency she does not know who the father is (is he is not listed on the birth certificate). If she knew, but did not know where to find him, she could say she did not know who it was, to speed up the adoption.

if your mom or other close family are not around or do not know, then you are out of luck.

Answer 8

They used to put that on papers when the mother refused to give up the name of the father (I think).  It depends on who gave you that information.  Did your biological mother give it to you?  You can have agencies help you track down your biological parents, if you're ready.

Answer 9

I guess your mother got truly BLESSED

Answer 10

Father unknown usually means.. either Mother didnt know who the father was or wasnt willing to admit it... nothing else.

If you have information that means it could be a catholic priest then .. who knows!?  Hes still a man!!

Anything is possible & would certainly explain why she didnt want to admit it.

Answer 11

Yes it is possible.  Have you found your n-mother?  Have you considered finding her?  I guess she's the only person who can tell you for sure.  

Good luck finding your truth.

Answer 12

ovusley i dont know ur family past but i think he mabey unknown beacuse your mother mabet split up during pregnantcy?

Answer 13

Usually it says unknown because the mother didn't want his name on anything - she might not have liked him very much - she might have loved him very much but one of them wasn't available - he might have been well known.

Try not to think of nasty reasons.

He might have been a good important person.

Answer 14

If you think about it, anything is possible.  If your interested in trying to find your biological father, there are non-profit organizations that will assist you in finding him.

Answer 15

Possibly could have something to do with that. I have herd of it before. Also though, on my adoption cert, it says the same thing although I do know my fathers name. I think my Bmother just chose not to have his name on there.

Answer 16

Could be....only your bio mom knows.  I'm adopted to and they didn't have much info on my dad either,  all I know really is that he was a drug dealer.

Answer 17

That would explain why Catholic organizations fight so hard to keep our own records from us!

There could be any number of reasons.  I asked a similar question -

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Answer 18

Oh most definitely yes.  I have heard several cases of priests having s*x with nuns and young girls in the parishes

Answer 19

Do you know who the mother is?  If not, then just write it off to hateful gossip.

Answer 20

Yes, if the father is unknown, anything is possible. Concentrate on the maternal side, but please bear in mind, that your first mom may have issues with who impregnated her and she may back off if she feels like she is going to have to discuss it. Go slow. Sounds like she has a reason for putting "father unknown." Best wishes.

Answer 21

Okay, here is what you can do within your rights as an american citizen. If your father has DNA on file with the NCIC or with  any local,county, or state police dept in the US you can be tested and request it to be cross examined against all men in the data base. I do believe that most likely he isn't a priest, but that is always a possibility. Agreeing with others it depends on the creditability of the person who gave you the information. Good luck finding your father and I hope it all goes well!

Answer 22

Of course, it is a possibility.  A Catholic priest, afterall, is a man.

Answer 23

If you have your adoption papers, why not find your birthmother and ask her who might be a possiblity.

Answer 24

It means you're mother wasn't going to tell.  If you had been the offspring of a Catholic priest, it's unlikely you would have been adopted.  You and your mother would have been well looked after financially by the Diocese.

Answer 25

Your bio mom most likely knows. They will put UNKNOWN simply if the father does not sign the birth certificate. Your father could have also been asked to not sign to make the adoption process easier.

TO ALL THOSE calling you stupid or writing duh how should I know.... If you don't have anything nice to say on this subject... keep your negative remarks to your self!

Answer 26

Does the Pope wear beads?

Answer 27

The best thing to do is contact your birth mother and ask her. There will probably only be 2 people in the whole world who know for sure if this is right or not, your birth mother and farther.

It is quite possible that your farther was a priest of course it is. No one is perfect not even a priest but it's also possible it could be your next door neighbor. In other words you just don't know without speaking to the women who gave birth to you.

Answer 28

that depends on who gave you the information. you can contact social services to ask for help. speak to your parents-don't be scared of offending them. my younger brother is adopted and eventually in his teens needed to find out if he had any brothers/sisters. we all supported him as we all love him. he's now in his 30's with a child of his own.

Answer 29

only your birth mother or possibly someone close to her can answer this,all things are possible huns but i'd try contacting her or close relatives rather than possibilitys x

Answer 30

anything is possible, but if you are an adult, the only way you can find out for sure is to contact your biological mother. other than that there is no way you could ever find out  it would be impossible. who gave you the imformaion you have been told about who your biological father could have been ? and if father unknown then they must have some inside information perhaps they know the family  of your biological mother but gossip is terrible, there is nothing like kicking a person when they are already down. don't worry about this too much on plenty  of adoption papers it states father unknown

Answer 31

yes anything is possiable