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    Jun 11, 2013, 04:59 PM
    Birth certificate
    Are the people that sign the birth certificate the legal parents
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    Jun 11, 2013, 05:09 PM
    Not necessarily... if a man comes forward claiming parenthood... and the DNA test proves he is... the guy on the certificate is going to have an uphill battle... and anything a court proclaims supersedes whatever is on the birth certificate. And that includes cases of adoptions as well. Just because a name is on a piece of paper... doesn't it's the end all beat all.
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    Jun 11, 2013, 07:00 PM
    Depends on where you are. In some areas only the doctor signs the certificate. If your area requires parental signatures, then they would be considered the legal parents until a court rules otherwise,
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