Originally Posted by cayla99
I have been on vacation for the past couple of weeks and did not have the opportunity to give a reply to a post by Freedom First regarding the marital status of Obamas parents and the affect it would have on his citizenship
We have checked with a relative who is a solicitor (lawyer) in Northern Ireland. In 1961, if Obamas parents were not legally married two things would have to happen to get the automatic citizenship. 1) Obama sr's name MUST appear on the birth cert and 2) There is at least ONE witness to Obama sr having acknowledged paternity either privately or publicly. The latter does not have to be in writing, but signing the divorce papers acknowledging Obama is his son fully would fulfill this requirement.
Once these requirements have been met, Obama citizenship status would be the same as if they were legally married at the time of his birth.