What does illegitimate mean on a birth certificate?

A child born to parents who are not legally married is illegitimate and has no legal parentage. If a paternity test confirms that the biological father is not the child’s legal father, the child’s birth certificate will be amended to identify the child’s mother as single, the biological father as unknown, and the child’s name as that of the mother.

What does illegitimate mean on a death certificate?

A death certificate is used in the United States to document the cause of death and assist with funeral arrangements. It often lists the name of the deceased, their date of birth, their parents’ names, and any other information necessary to the state to issue a death certificate. A death certificate is not required for a person to legally die, although it is often required for life insurance claims to be handled.

What does illegitimate mean on a certificate of birth?

The word illegitimate is a legal term that defines a child born to a woman who was legally married to someone other than the child’s biological father. It is not a term used in a derogatory manner. In the United States, the term has been used legally since the early 1800s as a way to describe the rights of children born out of wedlock.

What does illegitimate mean on a certificate of live birth?

The term illegitimate refers to the status of a child born during a marriage or relationship. Typically, the parents of a child born as the result of an extramarital affair must state the father's name on the birth certificate. While this was often done in the past to allow the father to claim paternity, it's now rarely necessary.

What does illegitimate mean on a marriage certificate?

An illegitimate birth is one that occurs outside of marriage. A marriage certificate is created after a marriage is legally recognized. If the marriage was not legal in the first place, the birth may also be illegitimate. It is not unheard of for a child to be born to a woman who was married to one man while she was pregnant with the child of another man.