My question involves paternity law for the State of: Missouri
As most of these things go, this gets a little complicated. Just a warning.
My wife and I have been married 17 years. We are getting a divorce in about a month. My wife had a 3-year-old son when we met. She stated on the birth certificate at the time of his birth (and before we met) that the father was "unknown". At the time, the biological father knew about the child and didn't want to have anything to do with the child or mother. A few years after the mother and I were married, I signed the birth certificate knowing full well that I was not the biological father. At the time, we were doing it for the child. We couldn't afford to legally adopt, so we were young and dumb and I signed the birth certificate.
My son is now 20-years-old. His mother and I are filing an uncontested dissolution. She isn't asking for child support, and I have fully agreed to provide health insurance for my son after the divorce for as long as I can. The biological dad has come back into the picture within the past couple of years, and the son and biological father now have a good relationship. No one is contesting anything here. I love my son and am fine with my name remaining on the birth certificate.
My question then is this. Is there anything further that needs to be done concerning filing for divorce in this matter? Do I need to tell the judge any of this information, or just let things move through as they normally would? Is there any threat of fraud or wrongdoing that I should be concerned about at this point?
I'm wanting to do the right thing here...both legally and for my son. Any help you can give me in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
As most of these things go, this gets a little complicated. Just a warning.
My wife and I have been married 17 years. We are getting a divorce in about a month. My wife had a 3-year-old son when we met. She stated on the birth certificate at the time of his birth (and before we met) that the father was "unknown". At the time, the biological father knew about the child and didn't want to have anything to do with the child or mother. A few years after the mother and I were married, I signed the birth certificate knowing full well that I was not the biological father. At the time, we were doing it for the child. We couldn't afford to legally adopt, so we were young and dumb and I signed the birth certificate.
My son is now 20-years-old. His mother and I are filing an uncontested dissolution. She isn't asking for child support, and I have fully agreed to provide health insurance for my son after the divorce for as long as I can. The biological dad has come back into the picture within the past couple of years, and the son and biological father now have a good relationship. No one is contesting anything here. I love my son and am fine with my name remaining on the birth certificate.
My question then is this. Is there anything further that needs to be done concerning filing for divorce in this matter? Do I need to tell the judge any of this information, or just let things move through as they normally would? Is there any threat of fraud or wrongdoing that I should be concerned about at this point?
I'm wanting to do the right thing here...both legally and for my son. Any help you can give me in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Court Proceedings: Father Signed Birth Certificate Knowing He Was Not the Biological Father
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