When you have a child with your spouse, there is an automatic assumption that your spouse is the father of your child. In cases where a child is born out of wedlock, however, this is not necessarily the case. Several situations arising after the birth of your child...

If you are the alleged father of a child not married to the mother, establishing paternity does not always require you to go to court. On the contrary, if you and the child's mother are in agreement, it is possible for you to establish legal paternity at the hospital...

There are various ways to establish the paternity of a child in Florida. One of the main rules under the law is that if a woman has a husband at the time of the child's birth, the law presumes that man is the child's father, according to News 4 JAX. While this is true...

Across Florida there are many children that are born out of wedlock. This can and often does present a number of issues. For example, a custodial parent, which in this case would be the child's mother, may struggle to carry the financial burden of raising that child...

The establishment of paternity has significant legal ramifications. It allows a custodial mother to seek child support, a noncustodial father to seek visitation and child custody, and a child to develop a relationship with his or her father. While the law generally...

Last month on the blog we discussed how paternity can be established. Taking the necessary steps to establish paternity is no small thing. After all, men who establish paternity bring to life a number of parental rights. They suddenly have the right to seek visitation...

When a child is born in Florida, an important determination that is always made is the determination of the baby's paternity, in other words who the father is. This happens in a straightforward manner. If the baby's parents are married to each other, the husband of...

When Florida residents are going through situations in which they will face legal proceedings, they may want to understand their options. This may be particularly true for parties who are facing child custody & support negotiations. Though there are many...

When Florida residents are going through situations in which they will face legal proceedings, they may want to understand their options. This may be particularly true for parties who are facing child custody & support negotiations. Though there are many...

Disputes over child custody, child support and visitation are probably understood by most people in Florida only in the context of divorce. That might have been true 20 years ago, but not today. Children are born out of wedlock all the time. And regardless of whether...