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    May 16, 2013, 09:44 AM
    How can my daughter get survivor benefits when her father never signed the birth cert
    How can my daughter get survivor benefits when her father never signed her birth certificate?
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    May 16, 2013, 09:57 AM
    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.
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    May 16, 2013, 01:34 PM
    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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    May 16, 2013, 01:57 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by cdad View Post
    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 ?
    We live in.Massachusetts. He just never got around to signing her birth certificate
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    May 16, 2013, 06:14 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by juliedrake72 View Post
    We live in.Massachusetts. he just never got around to signing her birth certificate
    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
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