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We've been trying to research on the Internet ways in which a birth certificate can be issued if the father is absent from the birth. Googling variations on the theme of "birth certificates issue pennsylvania" frequently brings up a host of informative sites on how birth certificates can be changed state-by-state to reflect a change in your name and gender. Nothing on what to do in our situation. I guess I am going to have to break down and call someone, or rather sit on hold for a long time and not get helped.
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The Girl said…
Is it really that much of a problem if the father isn't there? Legally?

I'm thinking of how many babies have been born while their daddies were in Iraq. Our post is full of them.
Dec 19, 2006, 6:46:00 PM
Jen Ambrose said…
I think the Army has very clear procedures in place for that situation because that is normal, war-time or not. The state of Pennsylvania.....nothing obvious. I need to have it straightened out before Randy leaves so it doesn't delay the baby's passport. There are forms for the passport Randy can fill out after the baby's born to get her passport without his being here.
Dec 19, 2006, 8:25:00 PM
Anonymous said…
I doubt it makes a difference -- at least, in Texas, it doesn't matter where on earth the dad is. The dad is whoever the mom says it is when she fills out the birth certificate application. (and in most places until relatively recently, the dad was always the mother's husband. It's only recently that you can specify another father on the birth certificate. !!!)
Dec 20, 2006, 12:47:00 PM
Jen Ambrose said…
I just wanted to see if there were anything randy needs to sign while he is here, you know? And I am unable to unearth that information on the internet, though there are hundreds of websites that would take me step-by-step through the process of changing my birth certificate if I were a transexual.
Dec 20, 2006, 12:50:00 PM
Anonymous said…
Maybe the hospital or birth center could tell you? Probably easier to get an answer from them than a bureaucrat... good luck.
Dec 22, 2006, 4:10:00 AM
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