It is also said that if the father signs a birth certificate and the Alfa-David signed to sign the birth certificate, he is also considered the father of this child for whom they signed the birth certificate. Alabama law also states that in some cases, if the child in question has been in care for a certain number of years, he will be considered the father. However, this circumstance primarily applies to custody divorce suits. There are also circumstances in which the father may not be allowed visitation, such as drug abuse, as mentioned above. However, Alabama does not look at a father's entire actions or decisions to determine whether he is the father of a child. They will look at the legal definition of father before looking at a father's actions, which can sometimes be unfair to the child and end up harming them in the long term.