My baby is registered as somebody’s illegitimate son, as manipulated by his US citizen wife for adoption?
Unvoted father asked:
I impregnated my college gf but her family doesn’t like me and would not even allow me to see my baby. Lately, I learned, my baby is registered with my gf’s uncle as the father because her aunt is a US citizen and they want a costless adoption. Is this legal?
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I impregnated my college gf but her family doesn’t like me and would not even allow me to see my baby. Lately, I learned, my baby is registered with my gf’s uncle as the father because her aunt is a US citizen and they want a costless adoption. Is this legal?
March 31st, 2009 at 4:57 am
It is not legal for someone else to be listed as the father on your child’s birth certificate. As for not being “allowed” to see your child, that is something you can fight. If you are proven by DNA to be the baby’s father, you have rights to him/her. You might have to get a lawyer to get your rights, which is unfortunate, but it sounds like your college gf is a loser. If you want your child, you have rights to him/her before any adoptive parent does. Get a lawyer NOW and fight for your baby!
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:24 am
It depend on what state you are from. You have very little time to file for claim with your state registry. Even filing doesn’t give you rights but you have a better chance to be able to have something to do with your baby. If you don’t register then you have almost no chance to get your rights.
Once you file then you need to get a lawyer and ask for DNA. Fathers are not given the same rights as mothers. They have to fight for there’s. You might say that is un fair but it’s a fact of life most father’s run. If you do nothing then you have no reason to complain. Good luck
April 4th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
That is fraudulent. Anyone wishing to adopt has to go through a homestudy and the legal process. They have intentionally by-passed the entire process and entered false information on government documents.
What the ‘aunt’ and ‘uncle’ have done amounts to a blackmarket, illegal adoption and should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
Register yourself as the father with the State’s Putative Fathers Registry as soon as possible. Do this in the state where the baby was born and, if different, the state where the aunt and uncle live, just in case.
And consult a lawyer. You could prove your paternity and gain custody of your child.
Best of luck. Do something now!