Paternity question, please help!!!!!?

Question

I am 33 weeks pregnant with my now ex boyfriend's baby. Although he and I are no longer together, uo until last night we have been getting along just fine. I make sure to keep him posted on all doc's visits and everything concerning my pregnancy. I never gave him the impression that he would have a problem with seeing his baby BUT.....last night he called me talking about he is starting paper work to get the baby legitmized so that he we can go to court and get joint custody..... there is no way I feel comfortable sharing joint custody with him, he is too immature, he smokes weed and he is just not to be trusted to watch a baby like that, among other things.... plus I am 100% sure that his coniving, controlling mother put him up to this.

My question is how would he get paternal rights if i refuse to allow him to sign the birth certificate.

Answer 1

You have to go to court. I don't know if you know this or not, but if ever he feels like you are a bad mother, he can take the child. Do the paternity test, so his name can go on the certificate. That don't mean the baby has to get his last name. You'll probably be in and out of court, but based on what you said, I'd try to get full custody.

Answer 2

atleast u have ur babydaddy

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Answer 3

You can't refuse to have him sign the birth certificate.  If he claims paternity, he can go to the state and ask to be tested.  If it comes back he is the father, his name will be added to the birth certificate.  He will also have to pay child support.  

There is almost no way you can get out of having joint legal custody with him.  However, if you have concerns, it's very possible you can get his visitation to be supervised.  If you want this though, don't go do anything rash like try to leave him off the birth certificate.  The less cooperative you are, the more frivalous they will think your claims against him are.  Cooperate with the legal process.  It's best for your baby.  

Answer 4

If you leave him off the birth cert. he can take you to court and have them order a paternity test. When it shows its his he can them sue you for his custody rights. If either of you has a criminal record ( you said he smokes weed so...) the other will get the kid. Good luck with all that.

Answer 5

you can refuse if you want but all that will happen the state will give him  a dna test and if he is the father then he gets rights.  

Answer 6

You can definitely refuse! Whenever is comes time to sign the birth certificate just write unknown in the fathers place. It's your word against his. And if for some odd reason you all would go to court, just tell them that he smokes weed and you don't want your baby around someone so irresponsible. They will do a drug test on him and then deny him any rights. I think you can deny a paternity test all together, but I'm not 100% sure on that.  

Answer 7

You can be court ordered because he does have rights and up to this point you have acknowledged him as the father.  Just get proof of the things he is doing and share with the judge why he should not have joint custody.

Answer 8

U do not have to put his name on the certificate if u r not married, especially...and he has to be present at the birth to do so (otherwise u could amend it later with BOTH of your signatures, etc.)

Being proven the father through a DNA test does not automatically mean his name will be added to the birth certificate (at least not in my state).

A DNA test will be done if u want child support and if he claims to be the father, but u will be in court to work out the custody issues and I would voice my concerns for the welfare of my child at that time.

Answer 9

he has the right to see his child if you go to court the judge will set up a schedule unless you cn prove he is unfit.