a man who may be a child's father, but who is not married to the child's mother on or before the date that the child is born or who has not established paternity of the child in a court proceeding before the filing of an adoption petition for the child
a man who may be the father of the child, but is not legally recognized as such
an alleged father or a father out of wedlock
The person alleged to be the father of a child but who has not yet been legally declared the father. Also referred to as the "alleged father."
the alleged birth father. He may or may not verify that he is in fact the father.
The alleged or supposed male parent; the person alleged to have fathered a child whose parentage is at issue.------- Reasonable Efforts Public Law 96-272, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 requires that "reasonable efforts" be made to prevent or eliminate the need for the removal of a dependent, neglected, or abused child, from the child's home and to reunify the family if the child is removed. The reasonable efforts requirement of the federal law is designed to ensure that families are provided with services to prevent their disruption and to respond to the problems of unnecessary disruption of families and foster care drift. To enforce this provision, the juvenile court must determine, in each case where federal reimbursement is sought, whether the agency has made the required reasonable efforts.
A person who has been named as the father of a child born out of wedlock but for whom paternity has not been established.
Legal term for alleged or supposed father of a child.
man alleged to be the biological father of a child.
The person alleged to be the father of the child but who has not yet been medically or legally declared to be the Legal Father.