My wife and I were briefly separated in 1996 / 1997 when she became pregnant. We worked our relationship out and decided to stay together. We wee never divorced. My daughter was born in October of 1997. The nurse pressured my wife into putting the "presumed" father's name on the birth certificate. I've since found out that this was not legal. In California the only two choices for a married mother is either her husband's name or it can be left blank. The married father is the presumed / legal father by law in California.
My wife and I would like to get the birth certificate amended to show my name as the father without having to sue each other. All of the "parentage" forms listed with the California Superior Courts are for unmarried parents and all have custody / child support components. None of them apply to us.
Is there an easy way for both parents to work together and receive a "Adjudication of Facts of Parentage" from the courts? This is required for the office of Vital Statistics in Sacramento in order to amend her birth certificate.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated here.
Thanks

