FATHER

father. A male parent. See PARENT. [Cases: Parent and Child 1. C.J.S. Parent and Child §§

1–12, 201.]

acknowledged father.The admitted biological father of a child born to unmarried parents. See

ACKNOWLEDGMENT(1).

adoptive father.See adoptive parent under PARENT.

biological father.The man whose sperm impregnated the child’s biological mother. — Also

termed natural father; birth father; genetic father. [Cases: Children Out-of-Wedlock 35. C.J.S.

Children Out-of-Wedlock §§ 46, 49, 91.]

birth father.See biological father.

de facto father.See de facto parent under PARENT.

filiated father.The proven biological father of a child born to unmarried parents. See[Blacks Law 8th]