[allstar88]

Does anybody know what a birth father's rights are, in the state of Florida, if he is not put on the birth certificate, I was never married to him, and he already pays child support on two other children? He has 5 people living in a 2 bedroom house and doesn't even have a vehicle.

[Alty]

Here's what I found;

Paternity Actions are filed in order to assist a parent in acknowledging and protecting important visitation (time sharing), custody (time sharing schedule and parenting plans), and support rights.
Who can file an action?

* Any woman who is pregnant or has a child,
* A man who has reason to believe that he is the father of a child, or
* Any child may bring proceedings to determine paternity when paternity has not been established.

Then, once paternity is established, the court may determine custody (time sharing schedule and parenting plans), payment of child support (present and retroactive), payment of attorney fees, and costs of bringing the action.

In other words, not putting him on the birth certificate will only mean that he'll have to get a DNA test done to establish paternity and his rights.

Being married to him or not doesn't matter, nor does it matter that he's supporting two other children, in fact, that's in his favor because he's proven to support and care for his kids.

Living in a 2 bedroom house and not having a vehicle doesn't have anything to do with being a good parent.

[Fr_Chuck]

He has the right to file for either joint custody ( depending on many factors) but can file for sure for visitation.


A lot of people don't have cars and they are not homeless and it is actually good for them that they are paying their other support, it shows responsible.

So they have full rights to file for any rights the court will give them

[nadia1234]

Hohow do I know if my husband has a child?