What is the name of your state? IDUntil paternity is established legally, which will not be accomplished by you "putting his name on the birth certificate" he is not liable.nhawkjo said:
I need to start pursuing CS and the father of my young daughter has cut all ties to me. He is not on the birth cert yet and I want to make sure that I cover all my bases first and get full custody of her. I was told that I do not have "full custody" until it is on paper. What form/process do I complete to protect myself and my daughter. Thank you.
It doesn't matter. He is not the legal father until paternity is established in some way, whether by DNA test, him signing the birth certificate or him signing an acknowledgement of paternity. You may not be able to file for custody since paternity is not established, since who are you filing for custody against? There is no legal father! Who will you serve with these papers? And the minute paternity is legally established, he has every right to file for custody or visitation.nhawkjo said: