I-130. Spouse child illegitimate.

[jimmy1957]

My spouse and her child live in the Philippines and I am a US citizen living in USA. We have been married two years and after 4 visits it's time to bring her, and her 7 year old son, Stateside.
Her son's father is nowhere to be found and is not listed on his birth certificate.
Question: Is it okay to proceed with "father unknown" on form I-130 ?
( she knows the father's name but he's completely out of the picture and would be impossible to track down and there's been no contact with him his entire son's life)
I don't want to adopt him until he gets to the States because I understand it can be a nightmare to do it in the Philippines.
I would like to thank you in advance for any responses and for helping us in this matter.

James S

[abuya]

just do a birth certificate to show father's name before you file. The father will not come to the picture since the child will be coming with her mother.
Also note that when u are filling i-130 form the child will be under her mother as derivative so father's name will not be ask but just make you have a birth certificate that bears his father name though his father can't be found. This is not a legal advice