Fil. Son Recognized by US Father

[eternalcompanion 3]

Good day to all VJ members. I am not sure if this is the right forum to ask this concern. I want to seek help about my friend's problem.

She lived for a shortwhile with a US guy here in the Philippines and they begot one son who is now 17 yrs old. Since the US guy has not been giving support to his child, the Filipina filed a support case in court. He never appeared in court and evaded the warrant of arrest and flew back to the US and according to my friend has no plan of coming back.

My question is, what are the rights of a child of a US citizen who acknowledged him as his son in his birth certificate? Can he still ask for support to his father thru the help of the US government? Is he entitled to be a US citizen? If yes, how can he avail of his rights as a child of a US citizen?

And another one, the same situation but he is more than 17 yrs old. Is he entitled for US citizenship?

[Boiler 45,486]

Unlikely either would be entitled to US citizenship.

As far as enforcing a Philippine court action in the US, well that would be an issue for good legal advice.

[sjr09 155]

If the child or young man at this point, was born out-of-Wedlock to a US citizen father. Very unlikely.

If the father had an arrest warrant in the PI, rest assure if he ever did come back he's on NBI's Black List!

[let-it-be 36]

The information below is from the US Embassy website.

http://manila.usemba...itizenship.html

"Only the child's biological parent or legal guardian, preferably the U.S. citizen parent, can apply for a CRBA. Either parent, including a non-U.S. citizen parent, may execute and sign this application. If it will be signed and executed by a legal guardian, a special power of attorney from the parent(s) or guardianship affidavit must be submitted. The application must be made before the child's 18th birthday and the child must make a personal appearance at the U.S. Embassy. We encourage parents to document their child(ren)'s citizenship as soon as possible after the birth(s). Delays in reporting of the birth of your child could cause inconvenience and possibly deprive your child of this valuable document because persons age 18 and over are not eligible for a CRBA. Information for persons over the age of 18 who are attempting to acquire citizenship through their U.S. citizen parent(s) as adults can be found on the Derivative U.S. citizenship for Adults page. "

Edited July 27, 2012 by let-it-be