Adding father to Birth certificate

[e3whu]

Hi

 

I was not added to the  birth certificate of my daughter, what do I need to do to get on it?

 

she was born in January in Bang Rak, BKK

[happylarry]

If you are officially married to the mother then you can go with your wife to the district office and show them the marriage certificate and ask them to add your name.

If you are not officially married to the mother then its a case of going through the court process to prove that you are the legitimate father, including having a DNA test etc. Then when you have the court ruling you can ask the district office to add your name.

I have sent you a pm with my wife’s contact details in case you want any more advice.

HL

[anwa75]

Hi happylarry,

 

I just joined this forum having searched the internet and came across this site. Hoping you or somebody can help me with my question regarding adding my name into my daughter's birth certificate.

 

My daughter was born a year ago in Khon Kaen. At that time my wife and I were not yet married as I have yet to finalize my divorce of my previous marriage. When registering  my daughter's birth, we decided to leave the father's name blank as I was worried of any implication to my divorce proceedings.

 

We are now married for 3 months. I'm Malaysian, we married in Malaysia and currently residing in Malaysia. I was able to obtain a long term Malaysian spouse visa for my wife but was refused a visa for my daughter. Am told the best way is to add my name into the birth certificate otherwise I need to go thru an adoption process.

 

My I know, can I translated my marry certificate and go to the khon kaen local amphur to add my name into the birth certificate? Do I need to do a dna test first? Been reading the forum and getting confuse with all the information regarding legal vs paternal rights etc.

 

Another issue, less urgently is my daughter's name and how to change it from her current Thai last name (in the birth certificate and passport) to my last name.

 

Sorry for the long post. Thank you in advance to you or anybody else that can assist or advice.

 

anwa75

 

 

[happylarry]

There is only one way to do this, you need to have a DNA test and then go through the court procedure. I will send you my wife’s card and you can ring her and she will tell you the procedure and your best way forward.

HL

[offset]

3 hours ago, happylarry said:

There is only one way to do this, you need to have a DNA test and then go through the court procedure. I will send you my wife’s card and you can ring her and she will tell you the procedure and your best way forward.

HL

Since when do you need a DNA test to get the court to accept you as the father as long as you have the mothers agreement it should be no problem I did not have a DNA test when I went to court and I have now sole responsibility over my son and I have never been married to his mother

 

 

[happylarry]

5 hours ago, offset said:

Since when do you need a DNA test to get the court to accept you as the father as long as you have the mothers agreement it should be no problem I did not have a DNA test when I went to court and I have now sole responsibility over my son and I have never been married to his mother

 

 

Apparently I jumped the gun, and mis quoted what my wife told me,and you are correct, but it depends on the court, as with everything in this country. Most courts these days however do insist on a DNA but as you say it also depends on the mothers cooperation. But still the DNA test is a minor consideration as compared to going through the court process.

You have been a very lucky man offset.

[offset]

5 hours ago, happylarry said:

Apparently I jumped the gun, and mis quoted what my wife told me,and you are correct, but it depends on the court, as with everything in this country. Most courts these days however do insist on a DNA but as you say it also depends on the mothers cooperation. But still the DNA test is a minor consideration as compared to going through the court process.

You have been a very lucky man offset.

I do not think I was lucky in both court cases the only thing the court and the Children's Welfare were worried about was what was best for my child. There are quite a few people on here that have got legal fatherhood either by going to the court or waiting till their child was over 7 years old and getting it done at the Ampher where A DNA test is not required either