My ex-partner has acknowledged paternity, does that automatically make him the legal father?

In Florida, acknowledgement of paternity does not automatically make a man the legal father. An Acknowledgement of Paternity (AOP) form is a document signed by the mother and father of a child born outside of marriage. This document is intended to create a legal relationship between the father and child. However, in Florida, the AOP form does not make the father the legal father. In order to make a man the legal father of a child born outside of marriage, he must either be married to the mother of the child, or he must establish paternity through the Florida Department of Revenue’s Office of Executive Clemency. Establishing paternity in this way requires the father to complete an Affidavit of Paternity and having it filed with the Clerk of Court in the county where the child was born. Once paternity has been established, the father has certain rights and responsibilities towards the child such as the right to be given notice of legal proceedings involving the child and a duty to provide financial support to the child. Furthermore, the child is able to obtain certain benefits, such as Social Security and military benefits, if the father is legally established as the father. In summary, acknowledgement of paternity does not automatically make a man the legal father in Florida. The father must take additional steps such as being married to the mother or filing an Affidavit of Paternity with the Clerk of Court to become the legal father of the child.

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