Birth certificate.

[missymarie214]

If you're not married to the father, are there any extra steps you have to take for him to be on the birth certificate, or can he just sign and be  done? I'm a ftm, and not sure how any of the paperwork business works.

[tinamechelle]

I live in Tennessee & I'm married but not to the babies father, yes his father can sign it & it will be sent in to the state but the state will remove his name & put my husband on there & baby will have my husband last name, I don't even have my husband last name. When all that happens my husband will have to pay for paternity test to say he isn't the father. I've had 2 friends that this happened to

[stacey33k]

I live in Florida your husband's name automatically goes on the birth certificate regardless if he's there or not if you're not married the father have to sign the papers I don't know if they'll let someone else sign if you are married and the husband is not the father

[momma2bee2015]

I live in indiana and married or not to the father can sign it.

[kris_1986]

I live in Canada and in order for him to be listed and for your child to have his last name he has to sign the birth certificate.

[Takeiyah_]

Yeah it depends on where your from . I'm from Illinois and I know for a fact he can sign the birth certificate even if your not married

[ShannyO]

It really depends on where your from. I'm in Washington State. A girlfriend of mine just had her baby, she's not married to the father. It didn't matter if she put him on the birth certificate because the father has to sign an affidavit claiming paternity, if he doesn't sign, his name on the certificate is void & wouldn't you know this a-hole didn't sign the affidavit & then got mad at her for not listing him as the father.

[MissJessGolden]

I was told that my fiance and I have to sign a statement saying that we both know for a fact that he is the father of our son. But we are trying to get married before November

[CaliLoveMumaOf3]

Yes, unless u were married before and not yet divorced

[Godgive04]

Yes u can put the father name there.

[gmbrutto]

My friend in south Carolina was separated from her husband for seven years. She had a baby with another man before the official divorce. She said the father could not be listed until after her divorce was final. The hospital refused to let him sign even though he was there. Now her divorce is final ans they have to go back through the whole process legally.  Her situation appears unique though.

[AprilMay24]

At the hospital you'll list his name and both will sign. I had no issues. Just allows you or list both