Paternity
In this day and age many children are born out of wedlock. In some cases, a father refuses to acknowledge paternity of his child or provide support; in others, a mother refuses to allow a father to spend time with his child, denying the father his right to share visitation, parental responsibility and other privileges and rights associated with parenthood; or a father could find himself paying child support for a child which is not his.
Contact Stephanie McQueen today at (561) 659-8810 so that you can discuss paternity actions and paternity testing with an experienced family law attorney. At my firm we work for both mothers and fathers to establish paternity and resolve disputes over child support. We also work with unwed parents to craft visitation and time sharing agreements which are not only in the best interest of the children but are also mindful of the parental rights of mothers and fathers.
You should know that in Florida, a child born or conceived during a marriage is presumed to be the child of that husband and wife, so that all parental rights or obligations belong to those parents. In the vast majority of divorces, paternity is a subject which must be addressed before a final divorce decree or it cannot be revisited later, even if a DNA test later proves that a child born of the marriage was not the father’s biological own. If you are going through a divorce and have questions about paternity, you had better ask them now. Contact Stephanie McQueen, P.A. so that she can answer your questions about DNA testing.
Also in Florida, a child born to unmarried parents, is not automatically presumed to be the unmarried father’s child, so that parental rights and obligations such as visitation and support, do not automatically belong to the unmarried father— even if he is on the birth certificate. Contact Stephanie McQueen, P.A. today. I can work with you and through the courts to initiate a paternity action and obtain DNA testing if paternity is being challenged or is not yet acknowledged by the child’s parent. I can help you protect your parental rights, such as the right to have meaningful timesharing and a relationship with your child, or to enforce parental obligations such as child support.