Full question:
Once paternity is legally established through DNA testing, can the mother keep the paternal fathers name off the birth certificate? The father is known and does not disagree that he is the birth father.
- Category: Paternity
- Date:
- State: Kansas
Answer:
In Kansas, if the judgment or order of the court is at variance with the child's birth certificate, the court must order that a new birth certificate be issued, but only if any man named as the father on the birth certificate is a party to the action. This means that if the man is a party to the paternity action and found to be the biological father, but is not named as the father on the birth certificate, the court is required to order a new birth certiificate be issued with that man's name on it.
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