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  • Yes they can
  • yes but if there ever is any legal dispute the man is bound by that legal agreement and would have to pay child support.
  • Yes: "In law, Paternity is the legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a man and a child usually based on several factors. Under common law, a child born to the wife during a marriage is usually presumed to be the husband's child. This concept is the "presumption of lawful paternity", and assigns to the husband complete rights, duties and obligations as to the child. The presumption, however, can be sometimes be rebutted by evidence to the contrary, at least prior to a formal court ruling involving the putative paternity (often this is a decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation). Jurisdictions differ widely on whether, when, and under what circumstances a judgment establishing paternity or a support obligation founded on the presumption can be set aside on the grounds that the husband was not in fact the father. In the case of an unwed mother, a man may come forward and accept the paternity of the child, the mother may petition the court for a determination or paternity can be determined by estoppel over time." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternity_%28law%29

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