Don't mean to keep Jude from answering this one but just had to jump in -- it's a good question! and the answer is: the (non-bio) father would be on the birth certificate for free. When we got our birth certificate in the mail for our (donor-sperm, two-mommy-having) son, there was a sheet of instructions about how to make corrections. It specifically explained that if the mother was married to a man, even if he was not the biological father (donor sperm or, ya know, other reasons) he could be added to the birth certificate.
if I'm not mistaken, that's the case in Massachusetts for legally married gay families -- the 2nd parent can be put right on the birth certificate -- the 2nd parent adoption is a smart thing to do for complete protection, however, since the marriage is not legal at the federal level, nor if you dare to step outside MA. Blah.
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Date: 2008-01-24 04:53 pm (UTC)if I'm not mistaken, that's the case in Massachusetts for legally married gay families -- the 2nd parent can be put right on the birth certificate -- the 2nd parent adoption is a smart thing to do for complete protection, however, since the marriage is not legal at the federal level, nor if you dare to step outside MA. Blah.