A father is traditionally the male parent of a child. Like mothers, fathers may be categorised according to their biological, social or legal relationship with the child. Historically, the biological relationship paternity has been determinative of fatherhood. However, proof of paternity has been intrinsically problematic and so social rules often determined who would be regarded as a father e.g. the husband of the mother. This method of the determination of fatherhood has persisted since Roman times. The historical approach has been destabilised with the recent emergence of accurate scientific testing, particularly DNA testing. As a result, the law on fatherhood is undergoing rapid changes. In the United States, the Uniform Parentage Act essentially defines a father as a man who conceives a child through sexual intercourse.

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Biological (child possesses male parent's genes)

• Natural father - the most common category: child product of man and woman
• Surprise father - where the men did not know that there was a child until possibly years afterwards
• Posthumous father - father died before children were born (or even conceived)
• Teenage father/youthful father - may be associated with premarital sexual intercourse
• Non-parental father - unmarried father whose name does not appear on child's birth certificate: does not have legal responsibility but continues to have financial responsibility (UK)
• Sperm donor father - a genetic connection but man does not have legal or financial responsibility if conducted through licensed clinics (UK)

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Williams not coming home tonight. Wtf. I wouldn't let him stay at his useless drunken fathers.
YourAllCats (Sodhie) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:02:13 -0000
Williams not coming home tonight. Wtf. I wouldn't let him stay at his useless drunken fathers.
@my_lilito NOTHING AT ALL haha ! watching tv all the day, stay at home with my mother then go to my fathers! tomorrow I gonna get some Xmas
MarionHolly (Marion Richard) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:21:52 -0000
@my_lilito NOTHING AT ALL haha ! watching tv all the day, stay at home with my mother then go to my fathers! tomorrow I gonna get some Xmas
@kaleykennedy you said "single person". "Stay at home mom" != "Single person". Single parent, stay at home mothers/fathers get alimony too.
benwedge (Ben Wedge) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:59:44 -0000
@kaleykennedy you said "single person". "Stay at home mom" != "Single person". Single parent, stay at home mothers/fathers get alimony too.

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