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In Alabama, the simplest way to establish paternity is voluntarily, with both the mother and father signing a form that acknowledges paternity by identifying the child's legal father. Once parents have filled out this form and it has been properly filed, the father's name can be added to the child's birth certificate.

There are three ways to establish paternity in Alabama: Uncontested consent. The mother and father both agree to the paternity of the child and fill out an acknowledgement of paternity form. ... Administrative process. ... Contested judicial process.

In almost all paternity cases in Alabama, a parent named as the father on the birth certificate can contest his paternity and request a DNA test. A person who is not the biological father cannot be forced to pay when their is DNA evidence indicating that he is not the father.

Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity. Section 26-17-301 - Acknowledgment of Paternity. Acknowledgment of paternity. The mother of a child and a man claiming to be the genetic father of the child may sign an acknowledgment of paternity with intent to establish the man's paternity.

Where there is a presumption of paternity, paternity can be challenged by an interested party (such as the father) until the child is 19 years old. The child can contest paternity until the death of the father.

File this petition with the clerk of the court at the county courthouse in the county where the child lives. In small counties, there may be only one office for the clerk of court. In others, there may be different clerks for juvenile court, domestic relations court, circuit court, or family court.