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Only a man married to the mother automatically takes on the legal role of father, ing to The Mississippi Bar. Until someone other than a husband establishes paternity through legal means, he does not have parental rights.

If the mother was not married at the time between conception and birth, the father can be removed from the birth certificate by the ?Rescission of Acknowledgement of Paternity.? This form is used to rescind (cancel) the legal claim of paternity created by a previously completed Acknowledgement of Paternity.

In Mississippi, A Simple Acknowledgment of Paternity (ASAP) is the voluntary way to establish paternity. ASAP testing can be done at the hospital, or at government agencies like the Department of Health. If the testing proves paternity with 98 percent certainty, the court will presume that the man is the father.

To disestablish paternity and terminate a child support obligation, the legal father must file a petition in the court having jurisdiction over the child support obligation. The petition must be served on the mother or other legal guardian or custodian of the child.

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.

To recap, you cannot force someone to take a paternity test, but a Mississippi judge can. As a court order is the only legal way to force someone to take a paternity test, it's important to talk to a knowledgeable family law attorney about your case!