Paternity

Paternity Establishment Attorney, Hernando County, Florida

Establishment of Paternity for a child born to unmarried parties is an issues which commonly requires the intervention of the Court. Judicial intervention may be required to order scientific testing to establish paternity and that a party comply with requests for testing; as well as to establish rights to a child and a Parenting Plan and timesharing schedule so that a parent may be actively involved in the life of a child. The Morris Law Group is experienced in handling matters establishing and protecting a parent’s rights to their child and protecting the best interests of any such child. Establishment of child support in relation to such paternity matters is a also addressed in conjunction with such paternity matters and the Morris Law Group works to ensure that any such child support is properly calculated and payment secured where necessary.

Why Establishing Paternity is Important: Where a child is born to parents who are not married, the legal rights and obligations of a parent with regard to such a child are dependent on many different facts and circumstances. It is imperative that a parent understand their rights and obligations in relation to any child born outside of marriage so that they may protect their rights to the child and their relationship with the child. Financial obligations are also tied to paternity and it is also imperative that a party understand their financial obligations to a child born outside of marriage to avoid child support arrearages.