
Two ways to get a child’s birth certificate amended include: Getting the Child’s Birth Certificate Amended Thus, if a father is not married to the other and not present at the child’s birth then the mother will not be able to add the child’s fathers name to the birth certificate without the father signing this form. In Texas, a man who is not married to the child’s mother must sign the AOP before his name can go on the birth certificate. Most parents come to the hospital planning for the father’s name will be on the birth certificate. The child’s mother and father are usually there together and eager to secure the child’s legal connection to his or her father. Usually this is done at the hospital soon after the child’s birth because of convenience. The voluntary signing of an Acknowledgement of Paternity (AOP) form is one of 5 ways to establish paternity. Mother’s Worksheet for Child’s Birth Certificate.By being absent at the time of their child’s birth they were also absent when the following forms get filled out at the hospital: One of the complaints I receive from fathers who miss the birth of their child is that their name is not on their child’s birth certificate and the mother chose a different last name. Becoming a father, starts on the journey of a lifetime. The experience of becoming a father begins the moment your child is born. As a father, myself it was never a question in my mind on whether I would be present.

There are a multiple of reasons why it is a good idea to be present at your child’s birth.

In today’s blog post we will discuss 1) why being present at a child’s birth matters in regards to naming a child and father’s name being on a birth certificate and 2) What can be done if your name does not make it onto the birth certificate in Texas 3) How you can change the last name of your child Being Present at your Child’s Birth Can have Legal Significance “The father was invited and he was there at first but he left to go be with his girlfriend” from a mother.I would say the number one reason reported to me by both fathers and mothers was the father was not present for the child birth. There are many reasons why their name may not have been on the birth certificate or the child’s mother chose a different last name for the child than the fathers.

It is not uncommon for fathers who consult with me regarding obtaining their father’s rights to ask about changing their child’s last name and adding th Birth Certificateeir name to child’s birth certificate.
