Wht to do if I am legally married but separated and my wife has had a child with another man and she put my name on the birth certificate without my consent?
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Wht to do if I am legally married but separated and my wife has had a child with another man and she put my name on the birth certificate without my consent?
What legal ground do I have to stand on and what could possibly happen to her?
Asked on January 27, 2013 under Family Law, Oklahoma
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Thre is a general "rule" that a child born while you are married is a child of the marriage. What you have to do is to ask for a DNA test to confirm that you are not the father - establishing parentage - and then once the test comes back, make an application to amend the birth certificate. Good luck.
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