The child's last name isn't relevant. However, once you signed the birth certificate, you became the child's father until/unless a court rules otherwise and, yes, you could get visitation.
It is unlikely the father can make the mother return unless there is an existing visitation order in the South Carolina court. The mother must seek the advice of an attorney as soon as possible.It is unlikely the father can make the mother return unless there is an existing visitation order in the South Carolina court. The mother must seek the advice of an attorney as soon as possible.It is unlikely the father can make the mother return unless there is an existing visitation order in the South Carolina court. The mother must seek the advice of an attorney as soon as possible.It is unlikely the father can make the mother return unless there is an existing visitation order in the South Carolina court. The mother must seek the advice of an attorney as soon as possible.
DNA testing can be done before or after a birth certificate is signed if there is any question about who the father of a child is or if visitation rights are being contested.
North Carolina is not a putative father state and as such has no clear definition of a father, so any name can be placed on the birth certificate.
No. By signing the certificate he says he is the father of the child. If he then wants visitation rights or custody he have to petition in court after he has established paternity by a DNA test. He can then also pay child support.
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Yes but he may have to prove paternity first.
A child's biological father can have his name added to a child's birth certificate regardless of whether or not the mother agrees to it. If the biological father voluntarily relinquishes his parental rights and the child is legally adopted by another man, his name can be added to the birth certificate in place of the biological father.
Yes, visitation can be stopped if the father has no home.
Two come to mind: the right to petition for visitation; and the right to ask the court to determine his child support obligation.
Once paternity is established, the non-custodial parent has the right to request visitation, just as the custodial parent has the right to request support.
Depends. Even if he is not on the birth certificate he can still have a court ordered visitation and pay child support. In that case she needs both his and the courts permission.
You don't say which of the parents that are incarcerated but their rights to the child comes first. If the father is not in the birth certificate and he has not established paternity to the court so he can petition for visitation or custody and also pay child support, there is nothing that legally says he is the father. Then the maternal grandmother would have a better chance. If the father is not in the birth certificate but he has established paternity to the court so he can petition for visitation or custody and also pay child support, the chance should be equal.