Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

Child support and custody

Do i have to put the fathers name on the birth certificate to be able to recieve child support?


Asked on 5/12/08, 11:56 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Child support and custody

You must first establish paternity in order to establish a court order for child support, and as part of that process a form is often sent to the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Richmond requesting that this agency alter the birth certificate to include the name of the person who has been legally established to be the father of the child named on the birth certificate.

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Answered on 5/13/08, 12:46 am


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