# Paternity

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/paternity/4999>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [September 11, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/paternity/4999 "2007-09-11T13:54:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![trbotina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@trbotina](https://forum.rosen.com/u/trbotina)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/paternity/4999/1 "2007-09-11T13:54:53Z")

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Is the father listed on the birth certificate?

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**Author:** ![HRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HRP](https://forum.rosen.com/u/HRP)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/paternity/4999/2 "2007-09-12T07:27:07Z")

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yes

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**Author:** ![Helena\_Nevicosi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Helena\_Nevicosi](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Helena_Nevicosi)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/paternity/4999/3 "2007-09-12T22:08:24Z")

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The answer to your question is legally complicated. This is something that would need to researched based on the specific facts of your case. I would recommend you schedule a consultation with an attorney.

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**Author:** ![HRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HRP](https://forum.rosen.com/u/HRP)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/paternity/4999/4 "2007-09-10T10:17:45Z")

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situation…

A father has been in a child’d life since birth. Parents were never married. Father has always paid child support and has child every other weekend and one night a week plus vacation time. Issue now has arisen that child is not his. Paternity test confirmed this. Does father have any lega right to see the child?
