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The unmarried mother, alleged father, or the minor child may file a complaint for establishing paternity. This filing must occur before the child reaches 18 years of age.

A Simple Acknowledgment of Paternity (ASAP) is a voluntary form, often completed at the hospital. It is signed by both the mother and the father and gets filed with the birth certificate. The father's name will be added to the birth certificate, and in most cases, the child's last name will be the same as the father's.

In Mississippi, when a couple who is not married has a child together, the mother automatically has sole custody of the child. The father can only claim those rights that he asserts. If the child's father would like to have shared custody of the child, he must establish paternity.

Complaint for Establishing Paternity In order to determine a child's paternity the court will generally order genetic testing of the mother, the child, and the alleged father. If the tests return a probability of fatherhood that is at least 98 percent then the court will issue an order presuming paternity.

(1) Paternity may be determined upon the petition of the mother, or father, the child or any public authority chargeable by law with the support of the child; provided that such an adjudication after the death of the defendant must be made only upon clear and convincing evidence.

A Simple Acknowledgment of Paternity (ASAP) is a voluntary form, often completed at the hospital. It is signed by both the mother and the father and gets filed with the birth certificate. The father's name will be added to the birth certificate, and in most cases, the child's last name will be the same as the father's.