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I'm not on the birth certificate of my son but me and the mother our together its my kid we have a social for him can I still claim him. I'm still getting my name on it

I'm still in the process of getting on the birth certificate because I was working when she had to fill it out we have a social but wanted to know if I can claim him still even without being on the certificate
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I'm not on the birth certificate of my son but me and the mother our together its my kid we have a social for him can I still claim him. I'm still getting my name on it

Yes, you can claim your child, as long as nobody else is. Good luck! 

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