Definitions
By: Branna Krause
Biological Parents
Biological Mother: a female who has conceived and given birth to an offspring
Biological Father: a male who has sired or transmitted his genes to an offspring
Other Types of Parents
Alleged Father: a 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 the marriage
Presumed Father: a male who is married to bio mother, signed acknowledgement of paternity, or whose name is on the birth certificate