Posted by Pamela on 1/20/09

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We live in Tennessee and my daughter is 16 years old and 6
months pregnant. I was told recently that I may not want
to add the father's name to the birth certificate so that
my daughter will not be tied down to anything the father
says regarding the child. The boyfriend has proven to be
very controlling, even pushing my daugther into getting
pregnant thinking I would allow them to get married so I
wouldn't have control over her life. Yes, she's
responsible, too, I'm not stupid.

She will be continuing with her dream of becoming a
surgeon and I don't want the father to have any say-so
over where she studies and eventually takes a job. I
understand that we will be giving up court ordered child
support, but one outweighs the other.

How do we do this? Do we just not have him sign the birth
certificate or ask the hospital to not present it to
him/us? If he's added, does he have to be proven an unfit
father in court to have him removed later?

Thank you.

Re: Clarification, 1/21/09, by Pamela.

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