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In Tennessee, paternity can be established either voluntarily or involuntarily until the child turns 21 years old. When the mother and father agree that the father is in fact the biological father, paternity can be established voluntarily.

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In Tennessee, if the parents of a child are not married to each other when the child is born, then paternity must be established before the father's name will be added to the child's birth certificate and before the father has any rights to the child.

The mother and father must both sign the same form in front of a notary. Once signed and notarized, the Acknowledgment of Paternity must be filed with, or sent to, the Office of Vital Records. Once properly filed, the father is the legal father of the child and his name will be added to the child's birth certificate.

If a child is born to unmarried persons and there is no COURT ORDER identifying a father, Tennessee law states that the mother automatically has both legal and physical custody of the child. In order for a potential father to have any custody/visitation rights to a child, there MUST be a COURT ORDER.

How is Paternity established? Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity (VAoP) and sign the form in front of a notary public. case with the local Child Support Office, the local Child Support Office can file all the necessary papers to get a Court Order, which may include DNA testing.)