Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

Father's rights

The mother of my daughter says that since I am not on the birth certificate, I have no rights to my daughter.

I told her that she has to have her new boyfriend/husband adopt the girl before I lose all rights and financial obligations.

She and I never married, if that helps the answer. Who of us two, if any is correct? Thanks

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Asked on 6/26/07, 1:22 pm

4 Answers from Attorneys

Re: Father's rights

If you have signed or entered any where in the papers, applications, bonds, Pssports, Governments recods etc., when only you get right.

Court will give atmost importence to Documentary evidence than the oral evidence, try on that aspect.

Goodluck.

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Answered on 7/13/07, 8:29 am

Re: Father's rights

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Answered on 7/20/07, 8:16 am

Re: Father's rights

If you have signed or entered any where in the papers, applications, bonds, Pssports, Governments recods etc., when only you get right.

Court will give atmost importence to Documentary evidence than the oral evidence, try on that aspect.

Goodluck.

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Answered on 7/27/07, 8:09 am
Peter Olson The Olson Law Firm, LLC

Re: Father's rights

Let me explain the law in this area. You need to make yourself the "legal" father for you to have custody, visitation and also likely financial duties. There are only two ways to become a legal father: sign Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity OR court order acknowledging you're the father (may involved dna testing). One of these two things must happen before you have parental rights...just being the "biological" father does nothing.

Sometimes we do have non-biological parents adopting children. With adoptions, a biological parent's rights must be extinquished before the "other" person can adopt a child.

Not sure what your goal is but the longer you wait the better chance someone else could potentially come in and adopt your child.

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Answered on 6/26/07, 6:14 pm


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