Paternity

The media typically portrays fathers as having no rights and the courts as always siding with the mother. Once upon a time, this may have been true but it isn't any longer. Fathers have just as much right to raise their child and participate in his or her life as the...

Paternity is the formal establishment of legal ties between a father and his child. Paternity is formed in a variety of ways, but there are two primary tests: the blood test and DNA test. This article will go over the pros and cons of both tests. The reason that a...

Establishing paternity is critical for fathers to gain parental rights. How you establish paternity depends upon the circumstances of the birth, relationship between the parents and the relationship between the father and child. Paternity carries significant...

Most fathers probably take for granted that they have parental rights over their children, which is true the majority of the time. However, it is true only because fathers tend to fulfill the requirements to gain parental rights without intending to. If you fail to...

An unplanned child does not mean that the parents do not love the child. The concept of the family is quickly evolving to include a variety of matches that were unthinkable even 20 years ago. These new familial configurations can bring about some legal questions,...

Much credence is given to the important role that mothers play in their children's emotional and intellectual development. This is, of course, all due and just. But sometimes the importance of fathers is overlooked. Contributing to this issue is the fact that over the...

Paternity is defined as a child's legal father. This is different from biological fatherhood, which is presumed when the parents are married. Establishing paternity is an extra step unmarried fathers should take because it grants you and your child specific rights....

In general, there are two reasons for a man to get a DNA test to prove if he is the father of a child. One reason is that the man does not believe he is the child's father and thus should not be held financially responsible for the child's expenses. The other reason...

When a child is born, depending on the circumstances, a man is presumed to be the father of that child. However, just because he is the presumed father does not mean that he is in fact the father. Should the mother or the man who has been acting as the child's father...

Children deserve to have both parents present as they grow into adults. Sometimes, however, for varying reasons, they miss out on the chance to develop a relationship with their fathers because the men are absent from their lives. Knowing that some men actually do not...