I was seventeen when I got pregnant and the father of my son did not want anything to do with him so the man I was dating at the time wanted to be his father and wanted to be put on the birth certificate ( ino stupid mistake) so we put him on knowing he isn't the real dad. Now that it is two years later he doesn't want anything to do with my son. Is what I did illegal and can I take him off?

You knowingly forged a legal document. No, what you did is not legal. You can't just decide to deny someone of their parental rights and make someone else, that you know isn't the father, responsible.

Taking him off the birth certificate will require going to court, contacting the father, getting a DNA test and proving paternity. You could be in a great deal of trouble for knowingly forging a legal document.

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Originally Posted by Alty

You knowingly forged a legal document. No, what you did is not legal. You can't just decide to deny someone of their parental rights and make someone else, that you know isn't the father, responsible.

Taking him off the birth certificate will require going to court, contacting the father, getting a DNA test and proving paternity. You could be in a great deal of trouble for knowingly forging a legal document.

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Even though I didn't know it was wrong I could still get in trouble?

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Even though I didn't know it was wrong I could still get in trouble?

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Of course you could. You're supposed to read any document you sign, before you sign it, including a birth certificate. If you didn't read it or understand the consequences of knowingly falsifying a legal document, that's your fault, not the other parties involved.

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Originally Posted by MamaBear92;

Even though I didn't know it was wrong I could still get in trouble?

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Of course you could. You're supposed to read any document you sign, before you sign it, including a birth certificate. If you didn't read it or understand the consequences of knowingly falsifying a legal document, that's your fault, not the other parties involved.

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It usually would depend on whether the document OP signed had a notarized verifcation, or included language something like "signed under penalty of perjury".

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Even though I didn't know it was wrong I could still get in trouble?

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Have you ever heard the term "ignorance of the law is no excuse!"

On the other hand, it is unlikely anyone will want to prosecute you for this. But to amend the birth certificate will require going to court.