If my boyfriend sign a baby’s birth certificate but the mother did a DNA test and it proved that he was not the biological dad, does he still have any legal rights to the baby?
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If my boyfriend sign a baby’s birth certificate but the mother did a DNA test and it proved that he was not the biological dad, does he still have any legal rights to the baby?
Asked on June 17, 2015 under Family Law, Missouri
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Because he's still on the birth certificate, he is still considered "dad" with all the legal rights and duties of dad. This means that if the child support division of the attorney general wanted to collect child support, they would go after the person listed on the birth certificate. To avoid this liability, the dad on the birth certificate may want to go after a paternity suit to have the other fellow declared dad and to have his name removed from the birth certificate.
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