Fixing Birth Certificate

[anivelis]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida

Hi,

I have been reading through this forum and I am hoping someone will be able to help me. 12 years ago my ex husband decided to take on the role of "father" for my 2 daughters because I was having a child with him. At that time I had "unknown" for their father on their birth certificate. He signed the affidavit and we filed for a new certificate for them under his name.

Today we are divorced and my daughters are 15 and 13, they want to have my last name and remove him from their birth certificate because he is not their biological father and he has not seen them since we got divorced 7 years ago.

I'd like to know how I go about doing this. There is no way he would object to having his name removed and there is no way he would pass a paternity test because he is not their biological father.

Please advise. (Although we got divorced, he does not pay child support for them because we were not married until after our son was born)

Thanks

[LdiJ]

Originally Posted by anivelis

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida

Hi,

I have been reading through this forum and I am hoping someone will be able to help me. 12 years ago my ex husband decided to take on the role of "father" for my 2 daughters because I was having a child with him. At that time I had "unknown" for their father on their birth certificate. He signed the affidavit and we filed for a new certificate for them under his name.

Today we are divorced and my daughters are 15 and 13, they want to have my last name and remove him from their birth certificate because he is not their biological father and he has not seen them since we got divorced 7 years ago.

I'd like to know how I go about doing this. There is no way he would object to having his name removed and there is no way he would pass a paternity test because he is not their biological father.

Please advise. (Although we got divorced, he does not pay child support for them because we were not married until after our son was born)

Thanks

You realize that you committed fraud correct? That is what is called a "back door adoption".

You will need his consent to change their last names...but you are not going to be able to remove him from their birth certificates.

[Ohiogal]

Originally Posted by anivelis

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida

Hi,

I have been reading through this forum and I am hoping someone will be able to help me. 12 years ago my ex husband decided to take on the role of "father" for my 2 daughters because I was having a child with him. At that time I had "unknown" for their father on their birth certificate. He signed the affidavit and we filed for a new certificate for them under his name.

Today we are divorced and my daughters are 15 and 13, they want to have my last name and remove him from their birth certificate because he is not their biological father and he has not seen them since we got divorced 7 years ago.

I'd like to know how I go about doing this. There is no way he would object to having his name removed and there is no way he would pass a paternity test because he is not their biological father.

Please advise. (Although we got divorced, he does not pay child support for them because we were not married until after our son was born)

Thanks

Congrats on participating in the commission of a crime. It won't happen unless their biological fathers step forward and establish paternity. Such is what you reap when you sow a lie. Consequences consequences.

[Proserpina]

Originally Posted by anivelis

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida

Hi,

I have been reading through this forum and I am hoping someone will be able to help me. 12 years ago my ex husband decided to take on the role of "father" for my 2 daughters because I was having a child with him. At that time I had "unknown" for their father on their birth certificate. He signed the affidavit and we filed for a new certificate for them under his name.

Today we are divorced and my daughters are 15 and 13, they want to have my last name and remove him from their birth certificate because he is not their biological father and he has not seen them since we got divorced 7 years ago.

I'd like to know how I go about doing this. There is no way he would object to having his name removed and there is no way he would pass a paternity test because he is not their biological father.

Please advise. (Although we got divorced, he does not pay child support for them because we were not married until after our son was born)

Thanks

If Dad has been legally Dad for all these years you will be entitled to child support regardless of whether or not you were married. And Dad will be entitled to file for joint custody and/or visitation. He does not need to "pass" a paternity test because he's legally Dad.

You're going to see some harsh responses here - and you need to see them.

You made a decision several years ago that will have far reaching consequences, and this is just one of those consequences. You can't decide to make someone a father and then change your mind several years down the road, you know? He was obviously fit for the role then - and nothing you've said indicates that he's unfit.

He is Dad, and he is going to remain Dad unless he relinquishes his rights voluntarily or those rights are removed by the court. It's no longer your decision.

[LdiJ]

I am going to revise my answer slightly because of this statement:

Please advise. (Although we got divorced, he does not pay child support for them because we were not married until after our son was born)

If by any chance your divorce disestablished his paternity of the children, then you might be able to get their birth certificates changed...however that is a big IF.

Take your divorce decree and go get a consult with a local attorney.

However, for the sake of anyone else that might be considering doing what you did...and might read this thread, my other response still stands.