How can my daughter get survivor benefits when her father never signed her birth certificate?

She can't unless he was ever legally established to be the father through the courts... DNA testing could do that... But I'm guessing it's a bit late for that.

Depends on where you live. In some states they will allow dna to prove paternity after the parent has died. In other states you would have had to establish paternity before the parent passed on.

What state are you in and is it the same state as the father was before passing away ?

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Originally Posted by cdad

Depends on where you live. In some states they will allow dna to prove paternity after the parent has died. In other states you would have had to establish paternity before the parent passed o.

What state are you in and is it the same state as the father was before passing away ?

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We live in.Massachusetts. He just never got around to signing her birth certificate

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Originally Posted by juliedrake72

We live in.Massachusetts. he just never got around to signing her birth certificate

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It looks like you can establish paternity even though the father has passed on. You might want to ask a family law lawyer in your area for help with this matter and they can direct you on the proper ways to proceed.

Mass law allows for it:

General Laws: CHAPTER 209C, Section 5