Ohio does not automatically recognize the fathers of children born out of wedlock, so dads must take an extra step to establish their paternity.
Did you know unwed men must establish paternity to be recognized as child’s legal father? ‘Be there’ one dad saysDads and father figures were able to pick out ties, learn more about establishing paternity and access other resources to help them get more involved with their children during the 18th annual Fatherhood Initiative Conference in downtown Cleveland, Friday.
There are many benefits to establishing paternity and including both the mother’s and father’s names on a child’s birth certificate. Can prevent a youth from entering the foster system, if they can be placed with their father or father’s family, instead In most of those cases, parents agreed on paternity and signed a free affidavit identifying the biological father. That is either done at the hospital, if both parents are present and agree on who the biological father is, or it can be turned in later to the county’s health department or child support enforcement agency services office.
“Dads should not be intimidated,” Hawkins said. “We want to empower our fathers to be included in this process.”
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