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Parents can agree to waive child support in Washington state once the court approves the agreement, but this is a rare occasion. Child support is a fundamental legal obligation from a parent to a child. In Washington, the child support laws presume both parents owe support to their minor children.

Paternity is automatically established if the parents are married to or in a domestic partnership with each other when the child is born. The husband or domestic partner is the legal father and his name will be on the child's birth certificate.

What rights does a father have to a child born out of wedlock? ? In Washington, unmarried fathers have access to the same parenting rights as mothers, but they must first establish paternity. This is a legal process meant to establish that a man is the biological father of a child.

The woman who gave birth to the child and the person wanting to establish parentage must do these: Sign and have witnessed a form meeting the requirements of RCW 26.26A. 205: Often an Acknowledgment of Parentage (or Parentage Acknowledgment) File this form with Vital Statistics.

If you are the child's legal father, you have the same rights as your child's mother, including the right to: Notice - advance notice of all court hearings. Contest allegations - a chance to admit or deny any allegations of abuse or neglect that are made against you.

In Washington, if the parents of a child are not married to each other or not in a registered domestic partnership when the child is born, the child has no legal father until paternity is established. Once paternity is established, the father's name will be placed on the child's birth certificate.