Father's Rights
Whether you are a father or you are about to be a father you have certain legal rights and obligations towards your child. Your rights include visitation and custody of the child and notice if the child is put up for adoption and your obligations consist of supporting the child financially. If you are an unmarried father an attorney can help you file for paternity to establish your parental rights and represent you in any child support order you have received.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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My Girlfriend Is Pregnant And Wants To Put The Baby Up For Adoption. Do I Have Any Rights?
A man may be considered a putative father when he may be a child's father, but he is not married to the child's mother on or before the date that the child is born, or who has not established … more -
I May Be The Father Of A Child Who Is Up For Adoption. Is There Anything That I Can Do?
A man may be a putative father if he is a child's father, but who is not married to the child's mother on or before the date that the child is born, or who has not established paternity … more
Legal Articles
- Termination of Parental Rights
A legal termination of parental rights differs significantly from simply agreeing to not seek custody and/or visitation with a child. While parents are typically free to choose to live apart from or refrain from visiting with their children, they likely have a legal right to do so if they so choose. On the other hand, a legal termination of parental rights permanently prohibits a … more - How to Establish Paternity
With steadily rising numbers of children being born out of wedlock, and a society that no longer stigmatizes having children outside of a marriage, paternity courts are overrun with unmarried litigants seeking to establish paternity, custody, visitation, child support and related matters regarding their children. Fortunately, paternity court is not the only means of establishing … more
