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I am 21 can someone other than my biological father legally become my father?
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∙ 15y ago
Step-father, yes ... just "father", at your age of 21, I would think not.
When I married recently, my wife's sons are in their higher 20's ... their last names did not change - they keep their prior identity, which was their mother's former married name.
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What would you call a biological father who is not yet been legally established as the child's father by a court?
The term "Putative Father" is referred to the biological father who is not yet been legally established as the child's father by a court. A "putative father" is a term used in many states to describe a man who is either alleged to be the father or claims to be the biological father but who is not married to the mother at the time of the child's birth.
Is biological father liable for child support if the mother got married before the birth of the child?
Yes , the biological father will be held legally responsible for the support of his child .
Can you legally become your girlfriends daughters non-biological father... The bio father isn't an issue she has sole custody and he hasn't signed any papers. The baby doesn't have his last name?
Yes, by adopting the child.
Should a custodial mother file a child support modification when her child was legally adopted?
Who legally adopted the child?If the mother's new husband legally adopted the child, then the biological father's parental rights had to be terminated first. Which means that the biological father is NOT obligated to pay child support anymore. The new adoptive father has taken on all rights and responsibilities for the child.
Are father and stepmom responsible for child support?
The biological parent is legally responsible for paying child support. A step parent is not legally responsible for paying child support.The biological parent is legally responsible for paying child support. A step parent is not legally responsible for paying child support.The biological parent is legally responsible for paying child support. A step parent is not legally responsible for paying child support.The biological parent is legally responsible for paying child support. A step parent is not legally responsible for paying child support.
Is billy ray Cyrus the biological father of trace Cyrus?
No, he's not, but Trace was legally adopted by Billy Ray.
Is it against the law to put your name on the birth certificate your wife and you had someone help us have a baby and you are not the biological father but will be the father?
Oh yeah. The biological father and mother are put on the certificate.
What age can a child decide if they do not want to see their biological father in south Africa?
16, thats when most children decide which parent, biological or legally, they want to stay with.
Your daughter was born into your marriage yet your husband is not the biolgical father Does he legally have any rights and how can the biological father establish his rights?
Your husband has no rights over the child because he did not help in the creation of the child, but he can legally adopt her.
If you died would your son be taken away from his step father and step brother and returned to his biological father seeing as legally he is not my husband's baby or does marriage bring rights?
Marriage by itself does not bring custody rights to non-biological children. Where the children go when the biological mother dies depends on who has custody, whether the non-biological father has adopted the child, whether the biological father wants the child, and on the laws of the state where all of this is happening.
Your son has your last name can you change it to your fiances he is not the biological father but the biological father has not been there since you got pregnant your son is now 6 and i live in Ohio?
You can legally change the child's name if the biological father does not contest it. You may have to go to the courthouse to get it finalized in front of a judge. It might cost you a fee, for the paperwork.
If a man signs a birth certificate and is not the biological father must he legally adopt the baby if so how?
He doesn't have to adopt the baby. He's already the legal father.
