Paternity Lawyers By State

Frequently Asked Questions

• What The Fsd Or Local Child Support Agency Needs To Establish Paternity When The Alleged Father Does Not Cooperate
  The FSD or local child support agency needs as much information as possible about the alleged father including: Facts about the mother`s relationship with him, her pregnancy and the child`s birth; … more
• How Your Children Benefit From Paternity Establishment
  Establishing paternity is an important first step in obtaining child support. In addition to providing the basis for obtaining support from the non­custodial parent, establishing paternity … more
• What If He Denies He Is The Father, Or Says He's Not Sure?
  Paternity may be determined after genetic tests are given to the mother, the child and the alleged father. Test results are available in approximately four to eight weeks. The tests exclude men who … 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

More Paternity Topics

• Child Custody and Visitation
• Childrens' Rights
• Common Law
• Common Law Marriage
• Divorce Mediation
• Divorce Mediation
• Elder Law
• Family Trust
• Family Wills
• Marriage Law
• Marriage Visa
• Miscellaneous Court Forms
• Name Change
• Separation and Divorce
• Welfare