Removing mother from a birth certificate, and adding father

dreamerforever · #1 11-12-2005, 02:32 PM

[color=blue]I'm 18, and I would like to know how to remove my mother from my birth certificate and add my father. I was born in Louisiana and my parents were never married.[/color]

aaron · #2 11-13-2005, 11:32 AM

I don't know of a way to remove your mother; you may wish to ask a local lawyer.

According to the DHS website,

Quoting Adding the Father's Name to the Certificate:

As of 1/1/1997, California State Law permits the father's name to be reported on the birth certificate only if the couple is legally married or if, by signing a Declaration of Paternity form, the father agrees to give up his legal rights to challenge paternity. The form is available at birthing hospitals, pre-natal clinics, the Department of Child Support Services, the Family Support Bureau of the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, our office at 101 Grove St, Room #113, San Francisco, CA, and the office of any local California Registrar of Births.