Category Archives: Paternity
A Mother’s Bill of Rights
Two hundred thirty years ago, in September 1789, Congress approved what would soon become the Bill of Rights. The ten Constitutional amendments guaranteed individual rights and further limited the power of the federal government. Granted, a paternity action does not have quite the same gravitas. But to your family, a paternity action could be… Read More »
How to Establish Paternity in Florida
If you are a father to a child born out of wedlock, establishing legal paternity has a number of benefits. For example, only legal fathers have a right to receive information about the child’s development. In many jurisdictions, a mother can even put a child up for adoption without notifying a probable father, but… Read More »
Should I File a Paternity Action in Maitland?
As the marriage rate has fallen in the United States, the out-of-wedlock birth rate has risen above 40 percent. The proportion is much higher among certain ethnic groups. While such births have lost most or all of their social stigma, these mothers still face significant emotional, legal, and financial issues, at least in most… Read More »