Redlands, California, Paternity Law Attorney
Paternity law refers to any family law matters involving parents who were never legally married. Under California law, paternity must be established in order to file a petition for child support or to declare your visitation rights. My firm handles all legal matters relating to California paternity law.
Contact me to schedule a consultation about matters relating to:
- Complaint to establish parental relations, DNA testing
- Fathers' rights
- Visitation and child custody
- Child support issues, child support enforcement
- Voluntary declaration of paternity
- Petitions to establish a parental relationship
- Adoption, legal guardianship
- Custodial parent relocation / move away cases
Overturning a voluntary declaration of paternity
Many fathers sign a voluntary declaration of paternity in the hospital, stating that they acknowledge fatherhood of the child. In many cases, however, the declaration needs to be overturned when the mother subsequently admits that another man was actually the father. It requires legal action for the voluntary declaration to be withdrawn.
Complaint to Establish Parental Relations
A Complaint to Establish Parental Relations is a legal action that legally compels a man to submit to testing to determine fatherhood of a child. Courts use the results to determine whether child support obligations and visitation rights should be enforced. A petition can be filed by either the mother or the father, whether or not a marriage occurred. It is often applied at the break up of a non-marriage domestic relationship in which a child was born to the couple but no automatic obligation of child support or visitation rights exist under the law.
As your lawyer, I will help you through the entire process. I offer more than 10 years of California family law experience helping people resolve their most complex paternity law issues.
Contact my office to discuss your specific circumstances.
