Who can be put on birth certificate?

Question

ok, here is the question.. i k now a couple who wants to place their unborn child up for adoption. They are not married... They do not want a bunch of legal hassles, but know they cannot provide for the baby they are to have- so they wanted to put the soon to be adoptive father on the birth certificate to save all the hassle and legal stuff - is this possible? Then the baby would already have the last name of the family that they want to have it etc and they don't have to go to court etc.. any suggestions welcome

Answer 1

It's illegal to falsify documents and the "adoption" would not be legal.

Answer 2

That would be considered fraud. And think how the child would feel when s/he finds out. And the truth always comes out, eventually.

Answer 3

What you're asking is not possible.

A new birth certificate with the adoptive parents names will be issued after the adoption takes place.

If this person considers legal issues (most of which are to protect the adoptive family) a hassle, then maybe they shouldn't adopt.

Answer 4

Yes, they can put both names on there. It is basiccaly for the birthparents. The adoptive parents get their own copy. Since they are not married, the baby can have either of their last names.

And courts are almost always involved. The adoptive parents usually pay the legal fees and such.

Answer 5

Yeah that would be great!!  But here's the deal my friend did that she can't have kids so her husband put his name on the birth certificate and everything was great for 2 years!!  They divorced and he took the girl telling the police she was his only and the "mom' had told the truth and they all had to have DNA done.  The "mom" finally got the girl back but they was very lucky not to loose the baby to the system.

Answer 6

It is called fraud and would invalidate the adoption.  They don't have a lot of legal hassles. The adoptive parents are the ones who jump the hoops. They MUST GO TO COURT!

Answer 7

You better have some legal advice on this case, or else you might end up regretting it. trust me, why they don't want to go to court? how much are you giving them ?

Answer 8

Two words:

1.  Felony

2.  Rights

(As in, every child has a right to the correct information about his/her birthparents.)

Answer 9

Not legal.  Not moral.  Not ethical.  Not in the best interests of the child.  Not a good idea.

Answer 10

They need to do it the legal way.  The government has to have records of the birth parents.  Besides what other people on here are saying, think about this:

What if the child needs a blood transfusion, or a kidney transplant in the future.  He is about to die and the only person who can save him is his parents.  Or, what if his adopted family dies and there is noone that can take the child in?

There are many factors involved that your friends are not considering.  If they are considering what the best interest of the child is, then they need to put their names on the birth certificate. It doesn't take very long for the birth certificate to be changed.  

Good Luck!

Answer 11

For the adoptive family that is a very bad idea, that would not make the child legally theirs and if at ANY TIME the birthparents change their mind (one or both of them) there is no standing for the adoptive family.  If both parties work through lawyers the adoption cost should be no more than $4000 and in many states could even be $1000 for finalization fees!  Get it done legally, get it done right!

Answer 12

I am adopted and my birth certificate states my adoptive parents names and their information. I was adopted at birth and everything was arranged beforehand. I don't know how it is in every situation though. Hope this helped.

Answer 13

so technically, you are saying they are giving the baby away..... without legal help... and the way to get away with it is to say... Future adoptive dad is the real dad? That way they don't have to go through adoption and stuff????

Doesn't sound honest to me.......

Answer 14

you put your name and the babys fathers name on the birth certificate as parents but you can give the baby any last name you want - my daughter that was adopted was given her adoptive family's last name at birth. - her father and I are still listed on the birth certificate - which she could go look at to find out who we are if she wanted to.

Answer 15

This is fraud and illegal as many people have posted in their response.  If caught, not only could they face felony charges, but the adoptive father could lose custody of the child and any chance to adopt the child in the future.  

Adoption is a legal proceeding - go thru the proper channels to insure that it is "forever"!

Answer 16

As other posters have already said, it's fraud and it's illegal. Therefore, if the future adoptive parents are asking you to do this, to save themselves money and effort, you already know what sort of people they are. Why would you want cheaters who don't mind breaking the law raising your child?

Answer 17

The best way to do this without dealing with possible terrible legal repercussions is to put the biological parents on the birth certificate and go through a lawyer (it isn't expensive or complicated) to have him/her work out all the details and make sure everything is done properly.

There is a federal tax credit for adoption (go to http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html for more info), some states have tax credits, also.  Some employers have adoption assistance benefits (they should visit their HR departments to find out if their employer(s) have this).  There are also adoption grants and loans (Google them for more information) available to help with the expense of the lawyer, too.

Answer 18

That would be fraudulent and legally risky.  It certainly would not be in the best interests of the child.  Anyone who would consider it a "hassle" to form a legal relationship with the child should certainly reconsider being a parent, as they obviously care more about their own selfish interests over what's best fo the child.

Think about the wide variety of risky scenarios involved:

Birth mom changes her mind and decides she wants to raise the child after all.  (No matter what she thinks now, it *could* happen.)  "Adoptive" father is then taken to the cleaners for child support...after all, he's listed on the birth certificate.

Biological father finds out about the situation and raises holy h**l.  He and/or his family sue for custody, parentage is proven with a DNA test, and the baby is ripped from the only home she's ever known.

"Adoptive" mom and dad get divorced - major complications with custody issues.  "adoptive" mom has no legal rights after divorce, and the baby is ripped from the woman who raised her.

Those are just a mere handful of the things that could go wrong with your little scheme.  Please take a moment and consider what's best for the baby - if you can't see what's wrong with this situation, then perhaps you're not mature enough/responsible enough to be a mother yet.  You're only 21 and have only been married for a year - you have plenty of time to adopt...LEGALLY.

Answer 19

That's illegal. The only way to do that is that the birthparents LEGALLY give up their child.  I know it sucks but otherwise they could get into a lot of legal trouble.