If you are a father struggling with the aftermath of a difficult divorce, you could have many challenges to work through, such as emotional pain due to missing your child and financial concerns as a result of child support obligations. Moreover, some non-custodial...
The benefits of establishing paternity
Paternity refers to the identification of the legal father of a child. If a child is born to a married mom and dad, the hospital writes the father's name on the birth certificate to automatically establish paternity. However, if the parents are not in a marriage, or...
How may a parenting time plan help unmarried fathers?
Unmarried biological parents may not automatically receive shared child custody rights in Florida. Even if you never married your child's biological mother, however, you may have an option to obtain shared custody as though you divorced through a court order. In the...
If my name is on the birth certificate, does it give me rights?
A child’s birth certificate is a record. It has no power on its own to give parental rights to the parents listed on it. Therefore, putting your name on your child’s birth certificate does not secure your paternity. The Florida Department of Revenue explains the only...
Paternity and custody negotiations
As a Florida parent, you fight for what is best for your children and yourself when it comes to custody talks at the divorce table. While mothers have an easier job proving their genetic connection to the children in question, what matters is that you and your spouse...
How do you establish paternity in Florida?
There are numerous benefits to establishing yourself as your child's legal father, but the process may seem confusing in circumstances outside of traditional marriage. If you and your child's mother are not married when your child is born, you may need to go through a...
How is paternity established under Florida law?
A lot of people don't realize that establishing paternity is more than just creating a legal link between a father and his child for purposes of setting up a support obligation. Paternity has a number of other useful purposes such as giving a child better access to...
Chimeras Present Odd Twist For Paternity Tests
Imagine that one of your parents was someone who never existed. Sound like science fiction? It's not. Because of a rare genetic blending effect known as a "chimera," it is possible for genetic material from a twin lost in utero to be absorbed into the surviving twin....
