Birth certificate

A birth certificate is a legal document proving birth in the United States. It is sometimes used for identification purposes, such as in passport applications.

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What steps do I take it had a paternity test n never followed thru with a parenting plan he pays ch

I had a paternity test he pays child support we did not do a parenting plann he is not on birth certificate but he took off won't tell me where he li...

Asked in Harrisonville, MO 1 answers
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Is my birth certificate required for my wife’s I-485 interview if I was born abroad but now have a U.S. passport?

I’m a U.S. citizen who was born abroad and later naturalized. My wife has an I-485 (Adjustment of Status) interview scheduled soon based on our marria...

Asked in Los Angeles, CA 2 answers
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How can I get added to my child birth certificate without going through child support?

My daughter is 13, born in VA and I never got around to getting on her birth certificate. I'm a retired veteran and when my daughter was born I was on...

Asked in Waldorf, MD 1 answers
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So can I add my bf to my child birth certificate ? I'm the only one on my child's birth certificate .

I'm the only one on the birth certificate of my child's I don't know who the father is and the potential fathers want nothing to do with me or my ch...

Asked in Spokane, WA 1 answers
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How do I add my father’s name to my birth certificate?

I want to establish posthumous paternity for my deceased Jamaican father and amend my Maryland birth certificate.

Asked in Silver Spring, MD 1 answers

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Can I adopt my stepdaughter?

My husband has legal custody over his daughter. The mom rights has been terminated. My husband and I are legally married. Biologically mother is in pr...

Asked in New Orleans, LA 1 answers
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This person named Makayla Upton she is 18 years old from Tennessee how can she get her private information?

Her mother will not relinquish her birth certificate or her social security card to Makayla and has been collecting her benefits from the state of Ten...

Asked in Nashville, TN 2 answers
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What happens when a father chooses to be absent from child since birth now trying to take mother to court for rights to child?

Willingly and knowingly absent unmarried father who chose not to meet his now five year old child kept child a secret for 3 years from people in his...

Asked in Saint Louis, MO 1 answers
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How can I remove a terminated parents name off of a birth certificate in New Jersey.

One parent on the birth certificate has their parental rights terminated in another state how ever my child was not born in that state but was born in...

Asked in Jersey City, NJ 1 answers
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Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship effect on interim baby?

What will happen to interim baby born between 20 Jan 2025 to 27 June 2025? My baby is born between this period and already got SSN & US passport. Is g...

Asked in Elizabeth, NJ 1 answers

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Is it legal for my state to revoke, suspend or cancel my license and ask for proof of citizenship?

I moved here to TN 3 years ago from CA. Before I was able to get my TN license I had to take my documents in to show who I was. Today I was applying f...

Asked in Sunbright, TN 1 answers
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I was trying to get a paternity test through the state of Missouri and they will not do it how can I get it done

Mother won’t let me see my daughter state of Missouri won’t help I can’t afford a lawyer I am not on her birth certificate and I just want to see my d...

Asked in Joplin, MO 1 answers
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How can I go about getting a court order to remove non biological father on birth certificate and add biological father?

At the time of my birth my mother’s husband was put on my birth certificate. She later revealed in my life that he was not my biological father and th...

Asked in Portland, OR 3 answers
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Can you be removed from birth certificate if your not the father?

I was told I was the father to my gfs baby. I signed the paternity affidavit at birth and raised the child until 4 months old. I was then told by her...

Asked in Tacoma, WA 1 answers
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Can my boyfriend the biological father sign the babys birth certificate when im legally married?

My spouse and I have been separated for a year or two. Im due June 2nd. When I go into labor can the biological father sign the birth certificate even...

Asked in Sanford, FL 2 answers

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How Can I Obtain Certified Copies of My Parents Birth Certificates from New York?

Hello, I saw your response to someone's inquiry on a legal website. Like me, they are trying to obtain their parents certified birth certificates f...

Asked in Santa Barbara, CA 1 answers
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My daughters father insists on her having his last name?

We were never married. Had a one night stand and got pregnant. Paternity was established, and his name got put on the birth certificate. He pays 400 a...

Asked in Champaign, IL 1 answers
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I want to change my daughter’s last name to mines her father is not on the birth certificate Will i come across any issues doing

Her dad is in jail and never signed the birth certificate but persisted that she gets his last name. Now he does not want anything to do with her. I w...

Asked in Baltimore, MD 2 answers
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If I only have my Canadian passport and no birth certificate so would that be ok to apply for a marriage based green card?

My American husband and I are looking into the process of applying for a green card but as I mention, I was told that if I only had a Canadian passpor...

Asked in Tampa, FL 3 answers
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Can my LEGAL baby father sign the birth certificate to HIS baby I’m having?

I’m currently separated but got pregnant in the middle of a divorce and my ex IS NOT this baby father, can MY current partner sign the birth certifica...

Asked in Tampa, FL 1 answers

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Can I change my niece full name

I have had custody of niece for over 5 years and we have never called her by her birth name can I change it to what she knows her name to be or do I g...

Asked in Mineola, TX 2 answers
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How and where can i obtain documents to show proof of deriving citizenship?

My family and I came to the U.S as refugees in 1984. In 1991 both parents became naturalized citizen, I was born October 10, 1980 so that would make m...

Asked in San Jose, CA 3 answers
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Can a father that is not on the birth certificate have rights to a child he has never been there for?

The father of my child is not on the birth certificate because he has never been there nor has provided for my child. If taken to court will he be abl...

Asked in Los Angeles, CA 2 answers
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My wife is American citizen by birth but she applying for her first passport ?

My wife is an American citizen ,and she is applying for her first USA passport , but on her birth certificate only her mother name is mention and sh...

Asked in Long Island City, NY 2 answers
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Filing I140 and I485 for Adjustment of status? Birth place - Iran

I was born in Iran to Indian parents, who were foreign nationals at the time. The hospital in Iran issued a birth certificate, but it contained an in...

Asked in Pleasanton, CA 3 answers
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