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 gives a child born to unmarried parents the legal rights and privileges of a child born within a marriage. Those rights and privileges may include:

• Support from both parents.
• Legal documentation of who his or her parents are.
• Access to family medical records. (Many diseases, illnesses, birth defects and other health problems are passed to children by their parents.)
• Medical and life insurance coverage from either parent, if available.
• Inheritance rights.
• Social Security and veterans` benefits, if available.
• Emotional benefits of knowing who both parents are.

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