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No, a manu2019s signature or name on a birth certificate is not enough to prove paternity.<br>There are many ways a man can u201cadjudicateu201d or prove to the Court that he is the father of a child. Merely signing the birth certificate is not enough.<br>This short blog post is made under the condition that the father is not married to the mother of the child. If a mother is married, that is a different set of facts entirely where different rules apply.
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No, a man’s signature or name on a birth certificate is not enough to prove paternity. There are many ways a man can “adjudicate” or prove to the Court that he is the father of a child. Merely signing the birth certificate is not enough.
This short blog post is made under the condition that the father is not married to the mother of the child. If a mother is married, that is a different set of facts entirely where different rules apply. • According to Texas Family Code § 160.302, an acknowledgment of paternity must: • Be in a record, • Signed or authenticated, under penalty of perjury by the mother and the man seeking to establish paternity,
State that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged • Does not have a presumed (“presumed” meaning the mother is married to someone else) father, • Does not have another acknowledged (another man that has filled out paperwork with the state) or adjudicated (someone that the Court has found to be the father of a child) father; • Whether or not there has been genetic testing and if the acknowledgment is consistent with those results; and • The signors agree that the acknowledgment is the equivalent of judicial adjudication.
Let’s break this down to what this may look like at a hospital. A woman just gave birth to a baby, and the man is present and ready to sign the birth certificate. The couple is not married. The man and woman are not married to anyone else. • To read our full article click here:https://walker.lawyer/does-a-birth-certificate-prove-paternity
