legal father
Lawful male parent
A legal father is a man recognized by law as a child's father, regardless of biological relationship.
This status may arise through marriage to the mother at birth, formal adoption, court order, or acknowledgment of paternity.
The legal father has parental rights and obligations—custody, visitation, child support—that a biological father without legal recognition does not automatically possess.
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- blood relationPerson sharing your ancestry
- custodyProtective care or control
- custody battleLegal contest for parenting rights
- adoptionLegal family formation
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- paternity lawlegitimacy, legitimation
legal fatherbiological father
Male progenitor by blood
birth father · natural father · genetic father · bio dad · sperm donor
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