Posts Tagged ‘biological father’

When You Are an Unmarried Father, What Are Your Rights?

If you are the biological parent of a child, you have a right to seek reasonable visitation or child custody as it pertains to that child. This applies even to parents who were not married when the child was born. The courts usually look at it this way: Having both parents in the child’s life… Continue reading →

Child Support and a Child Who Isn’t Biologically Yours

At the Law Offices of Amy M. Montes, we handle a variety of family law matters that may have a huge impact on your life. One of these is paternity, and acknowledging it so that parents can have rights to a child in their life, as well as receive support in situations where it is… Continue reading →

Can I get child support if I’m married and my husband signed the birth certificate even though he is not the real father?

When a baby is born, one of the most important things to do is to establish paternity of the child. Establishing paternity is the best way to protect the child, mother, and father and their rights to child support or visitation. There are different types of fathers, and many different ways to determine who is… Continue reading →

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Paternity

When a child is born to an unmarried couple there could be questions later on regarding who the father is.  Paternity of the child needs to be determined. The couple should immediately establish the rights and obligations of the child under California paternity law, especially if they are no longer together.  The California Superior Court… Continue reading →