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How does this help your baby?
Regardless if the father is young or old, rich or poor, he is the only birth father
your baby has.
A child whose parents are both named on the birth certificate has the same rights as a child born to a married couple.
Here are just a few examples:
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Health Insurance
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Inheritance Rights
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Social Security Benefits (if the father dies or becomes disabled)
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Access to the father’s family’s health history (by the child's doctor). This is important for hereditary conditions such as diabetes and sickle cell.
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Even if you plan to marry or if you live together, establishing legal fatherhood guarantees the child’s rights. Only when the father’s name is added to the child’s birth certificate can the child be sure of who his or her legal parents are.
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