View Full Version : Is it legal to put husband's name in because if he's not biological father?
starrystarry
Oct 21, 2010, 01:36 PM
I have a 3 year old. Biological dad is in another country. He hasn't seen the child since birth though he knew about the child. He does not give any financial support nor contact us. I am now married for almost 2 years. My husband treats my child as his own. Since there is no father listed in my child's BC, can I add my husband's name as the father? My child was born in California.
cdad
Oct 21, 2010, 01:55 PM
Yes it would be illegal to do that.
Its also imoral too.
GV70
Oct 22, 2010, 09:58 AM
I have a 3 year old. Biological dad is in another country. He hasnt seen the child since birth though he knew about the child. He does not give any financial support nor contact us. I am now married for almost 2 years. My husband treats my child as his own. Since there is no father listed in my child's BC, can i add my husband's name as the father? My child was born in California.
No!
If the child was born before your marriage you have no legal resources to claim the child was born in marriage.
looking4others
Nov 15, 2010, 05:07 PM
I'm not here to judge whether it's moral either; however, as someone who had this happen to her I'd love to know whether you plan to tell the child at some point? I found out when I was 26 that my dad (who is on my BC) is not my biological father. I wish I'd known early on, but I understand how hard it must have been for the parents to find "the right time.