There are times when a birth certificate needs to be changed or corrected. Sometimes it is due to parental rights or sometimes because a mistake was made on the original document. It is important to have the name of the actual father on the birth certificate. Do you want to change the name of your… Continue reading →
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Divorce & father’s rights
Divorce is never a pleasant experience, especially when children are involved. A father facing divorce has equal rights when it comes to divorce and his child. A father’s role in the development of a child is vital. It is important to keep his child in his life always. Just because your relationship with your wife… Continue reading →
Need help with establishing paternity?
A paternity action takes place when a child is born to parents who are not married and there is doubt who the father is. Are you trying to determine if you are the father to a recently born child? When a child is born to unmarried parents, in most cases, the father has no rights… Continue reading →
Proving paternity
When a married couple has a child together, the husband’s name is entered on the birth certificate as the father of the child. However, when an unmarried couple has a child, the paternity of the child may be in question, especially when the mother is unsure who the biological father is. Once a determination of… Continue reading →
A father’s rights
Are you in a situation where you are not sure you are the father of a newborn child? Do you want to exercise your own legal paternity rights? If this is your case, DNA testing and a court order is what you need. Depending on whether or not the child’s mother will allow you to… Continue reading →
False allegations of child abuse
There is nothing more frightening than a parent to claim child abuse against the other parent in a child custody dispute. Being falsely accused creates a very big challenge for the accused. Courts err on the side of protecting children from alleged perpetrators. A parent who is falsely accused may end up with supervised visitation…. Continue reading →
Supervised visitation
When a parent has concerns about their children being in the care of the other parent, they often request that contact between that parent and child be supervised. The court’s number one concern is the best interest of the child. It will attempt to balance the child’s best interest while allowing the non-custodial parent to… Continue reading →
Is this child yours?
Paternity issues can arise out of many situations. In many cases, a man may want to establish his parental rights or he may be questioning if he is actually the father of the child. Whatever your issues may be, it is important to get the help of a knowledgeable Orange County Family lawyer who understands… Continue reading →
Absentee dad
What do you tell your child when he or she constantly asks where their daddy is? How do you handle the fact that your child’s father does not want to be included in that child’s life? Depending on the age of the child, tell him or her truth but no more. Be positive – no… Continue reading →
Parental kidnapping
What happens when one parent kidnaps their own child? Parental kidnapping is the abduction of a child by one parent without the approval of the other parent. It can be very scary when you don’t know where your own child is – when your former spouse has taken your child away without saying a word…. Continue reading →
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