Can my fiancé be added to my sons birth certificate?

Dear Anonymous:      You have some interesting legal issues.  First, I am not sure how your husband at the time was not named on the birth certificate.  Even though you know he was not the bio dad, under Florida law there is a presumption that the husband's name be placed on the birth certificate.  So, since you said  no father was named, when you divorced, how did your divorce decree address this child?  Or was the child not mentioned in the divorce? Again, so assuming the child was not mentioned in the divorce, besides some issues  about the vaildity of same, now that you want your fiance to become the father, you would have to go through a stepparent adoption procedure.  Of course, that would entail getting married first.  Then, as a step parent to your child, and since  you are stating the true father is "unknown"  it is not a complicated process to file for a stepparent adoption.  However, if you do know who the true father is, that person has to be given notice of the pending intent to adopt because the bio dad's rights have to be terminated first. Because your situation involves a bit of a tangled web, you  could go this on your own, but speaking with a family law attorney first might help you get through this process correctly and with greater ease.   Best of luck, Cindy S. Vova Law Office of Cindy S. Vova, P.A. Broward/Boca Raton 954-316-3496/561-962-2785