It is important to know that the biological father may be the same person as the presumed father, putative father, or legal father but it is possible for the legal father to be different from the biological
father.
If a woman is married, even if she is separated, the man she is married to is the legal father of the child. This is the case even if he is not the man who impregnated her. As a legal father the man has certain rights and
responsibilities.
If the man who impregnated the woman is not married to the woman, he is the biological father but is often referred to as the putative or presumed father. This man also has rights and responsibilities.
For information about your rights as the legal, presumed, putative, or biological father you should consult an attorney. |