QUESTION
What if the Father Does Not Want to Acknowledge Paternity.
Asked on Oct 09th, 2014 on Child Custody - New Hampshire
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We are in Nh. My friend is pregnant and the father will not acknowledge paternity without a test but the mother does not have the money for a test. IF the father does not acknowledge paternity does he have any legal rights to the child would he be able to fight for them in the future if he refuses to sign the birth certificate without the test.
1 ANSWER
If the parents are married, then the husband is presumed to be the father of the child. If the parents are not married, then the father only has rights if he either signs the Affidavit of Paternity or is adjudicated to be the father by the court. If father refuses to sign the Affidavit of Paternity, mother may petition the court to adjudicate him to be the father.
Answered on Oct 10th, 2014 at 6:01 AM