What are the state of ohio's laws for biological parents rights
So me and my husband got married about 3 months before my 7 year old son was born and we have always known that there is a chance that my son isn't biologically my husbands but my husband signed the birth certificate and has treated him no different than our other son. Well the man who is the probable father has tried to make contact with my son but I won't allow it, he has turned into a drunk and dabbled in drugs and that is no place for my son to be and my husband is the only father he has ever known. Well now the probable father is trying to clean himself up for about the 8th time and I am afraid he is going to try and get some legal right to my son. Now I know my husbands name is on the birth certificate and I know that before anything would happen they would have to establish paternity but my question is would he have a leg to stand on, he has been a drunk and done drugs this whole 7 years and yes he has tried to make contact but it was in the best interest of my son that I say no and he already has a father and has no clue who this man is, but he does see this mans parents I know how this all sounds I am just trying to get a little bit of answers so if anyone has any I would appreciate them.
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How am I guilty of fraud we weren't positive that my son wasn't my husbands until later?
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My husband didn't forged anyone's name he signed his name thinking he was the father of our son and later we came to believe that he is not biologically the father that is not forgery or fraud and you seem to be attacking mewith the whole
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Congratulations, you're guilty of fraud.
Would your ex have a leg to stand on? Yes, he's (potentially) the child's biological father
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I had a question I am sorry I came on here for an answer thanks
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Thank you for your answer, that is all I was looking for and we will be seeing a lawyer next week to findout what our options are. Now would you by chance have any idea what we will need to do because the bio father has had no contact with the child
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So would my husband need to adopt our son even though his name is on his birth certificate? Do you have any idea
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See my only worry if left alone is what happens if I were to die (I know morbid but I have to think about it) and then the bio father goes to the court would they take our son from the only father he has ever known because he is not his bio father?
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Also the way I read the law there is a means test before any challenge could proceed so both sides of the coin are showing at this point.
I don't quite understand what you mean here
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OK well I apologize I thought because my son was born in Ohio and that is our home of record that it is the state that we would deal with but it isn't it would be nc so but thank you for the info.