Adding a birthfather's name on birth certificate of adopted daughter
My brother and his present girlfriend have been reunited with there "birthdaughter" who is 23 yrs old now -she was given up for adoption in 1985. Due to personal issues the mother of the child did not include my brothers name on the birth certificate and told him about the baby "after" she was given up for adoption. Now that they have been reunited with there daughter -Both she and her "birth" Mother want to change the original birth certificate that says "father unknown" to include my brothers name.
I have 2 questions to anyone that would know - 1. The baby was born in the State of NY in 1985 and living in NJ - When they petition a court either in NY or NJ - Will my brother and his "daughter" be required by Law to have a DNA test in order to add his name on the birth certificate? and 2. Even though she was legally adopted Who is the one that has to petition the court to add his name on the original birth certificate and because she was born in the State of NY-does it have to be petitioned here?