Child, as used in the definition of family member (for Option C)

Your unmarried dependent:

legitimate child
adopted child
stepchild or foster child who lives with you in a regular parent-child relationship
recognized natural child

Recognized Natural Child

A child for whom the father:

Has acknowledged paternity in writing;
Was ordered by a court to provide support;
Before his death, was pronounced by a court to be the father;
Was established as the father by a certified copy of the public record of birth or church record of baptism, if he was the informant and named himself as the father of the child; or
Established paternity on public records, such as records of schools or social welfare agencies, which show that with his knowledge he was named as the father of the child.
If paternity is not established by one of the above means, other evidence such as the child's eligibility as a recognized natural child under other State or Federal programs or proof that the father included the child as a dependent child on his income tax returns may be considered.



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Note added at 2003-02-16 10:57:20 (GMT)
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I have also seen this, but it doesn\'t seem to be as usual:
recognized child born out of wedlock

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Note added at 2003-02-16 10:57:52 (GMT)
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I have also seen this, but it doesn\'t seem to be as usual:
recognized child born out of wedlock

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Note added at 2003-02-16 11:02:34 (GMT) Post-grading
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Sorry about the repeats. In Spain, if you are not married and the father does not go with the mother to register the birth, the child is not recognized and you cannot put the father\'s full name on the birth certificate.