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In the case of a new father, it would be appropriate to ask for a copy of the legal birth certificate. However, it may take some time for the father to produce this document. We will note that a father can take up to 12 weeks of continuous FMLA to care for and bond with a newborn. However, there is no provision under that law that would allow the father to take time off to provide childcare for the other children in the home.
relationship. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles an eligible employee to take up to 12 workweeks of. job-protected unpaid leave for the birth or placement of a son or daughter, to bond with a newborn or. newly placed son or daughter, or to care for a son or daughter with a serious health condition.See.act Sheet #28C on. FMLA leave to care for a parent on the basis of an. in loco parentis relationship. FMLA definition of âson or daughterâ. The FMLA defines a âson or daughterâ as a biological, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis.