Question

a man who a mother claims has parented a child is a(n)
legal father.
adoptive father.
presumed father.
alleged father.

Explanation:

An alleged father is a man who is claimed (by the mother, for example) to have parented a child, but this claim hasn't been established as legal, adoptive, or presumed (with legal presumption) yet. A legal father has legal recognition, an adoptive father has adopted the child, and a presumed father is one presumed by law (e.g., married to the mother at conception/birth) without the mother's mere claim as the primary basis. So the mother's claim makes him an alleged father.

Answer:

D. alleged father.