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Parents who are not married and who did not have the father's name listed on the birth certificate at the hospital may want to legally establish paternity by completing a paternity affidavit at the Health Department's county health centers.

If all three parties (mother, husband and child's father) are willing, they may complete a Three-Way Paternity Affidavit (VS-8C). This form allows the husband to deny that he is the father of the child and then allows the mother and the child's biological father to acknowledge paternity.

Correctly complete and notarize VS-8 Form (Declaration of Paternity Affidavit). VS-8 Form must be signed by an authorized Health Department representative. Complete payment information at the bottom of the VS-8 Form. Forward the original VS-8 Form to the Office of Vital Statistics (OVS).

Once both parents have signed the VAP, the father's name is added to the birth certificate and the hospital sends it to the local Health Department. The Health Department sends the certificate to the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics. You can ask for a copy of the VAP when you sign it.

In cases in which a child is born to unmarried parents, the father and mother must both sign an ?Affidavit of Paternity?. Once signed and filed with the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, only then can the father's name added to the child's birth certificate.

There are 2 basic ways that unmarried couples with a baby can establish paternity: both parents can sign a Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity (VAP) someone files a paternity lawsuit in district court and the judge decides paternity.