Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania
child's birth record
Hello,
I might have asked this question before but it seems it was not understood.
If a mother and a father of a child are not married when the child is born but later marry, they can of course go through steps including signing the birth certificate and civil records change at the notary.
Those steps were taken. If the mother and father later divorce and he decides he is not the father what can he do to have the birth record changed to remove his name? Can he demand a paternity test?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: child's birth record
What does a notary have to do with this?
The usual method is that you go to the Register of Wills to change birth certificates.
Unless you have rock solid proof that the child is not yours I do not see how it would be in the child's best interest to change paternity. Assuming the child is old enough to understand how would you explain it to the child?
There must have been something that convinced you to acknowledge paternity. Absent fraud, duress or undue influence it will be hard to convince a court that it should be changed.
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{John}
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