Parent Role Definitions
By: Kelli Nightingale
Biological Parents
*Biological Father - a male who has sired or transmitted his genes to his offspring
*Biological Mother - a female who has conceived and given birth to an offspring
Presumed Father
*Presumed father is the legal term for a male who is married to the biological mother, signed an acknowledgment of paternity, or whose name is on the birth certificate.
Alleged Father
*An alleged father is the legal term for a male who may be legally married but not living with his wife and not divorced or who may be part of a relationship outside of marriage.
Legal Father
*The legal father is a male whose name appears on the birth certificate and is married to the biological mother or was determined the father through paternity testing.