Adding a father posthumously to a birth certificate.

[NotMakingDinner]

We need to add Dh's father to his birth certificate so he can apply for citizenship of that country. Unfortunately, his father died 40 years ago and isn't here to take a DNA test.

Dh has uncles who I think would be willing to take a DNA test to prove their link to him. He also has a half sister who has taken an informal DNA test (ANcestry.com) and they've matched as half siblings. She has their father on her birth certificate. We could pay for her to have a legal DNA test to prove the link.

Currently, there is no one in the "father" section on DH's cert, if that is relevant.

I've asked and been in touch with local family law firms and no one had dealt with it and was passed other numbers.

I've researched and found cases where people were able to get DNA from a deceased person to add them to a child's birth certificate but nothing exactly like this.

Any thoughts?

Ring the Register Office and try and get out through to the corrections department.

Thanks, I will try that today but I'm not sure if everyone is open now because of covid.

@Familylawsolicitor

You can make a court application for a declaration of parentage and the name can be added to the birth certificate once you obtain a court order. Try a larger family law firm in a large city rather than a small local firm - they are more likely to be familiar.

@Familylawsolicitor thank you that's a good idea. Sorry I missed you had posted. Is it something you've heard of happening yourself?

There is absolutely no need to involve the court if all other interested parties are cooperative. See this www.gov.uk/correct-birth-registration/how-to-apply

@Familylawsolicitor thank you, you're correct that Dh's mother died several years ago.

When you say 'not cheap' do you have a rough idea how not cheap?

I understand what you're going through, I've heard similar cases and it's just that there's a kind of gap in this area. But in this article they explain What happens if the father doesn't sign the birth certificate? I hope it serves you right. www.usbirthcertificates.com/articles/father-on-birth-certificate

@NotMakingDinner