Why is it important to establish paternity in San Diego? Establishing paternity is the first step in securing important rights for an unmarried father in California regarding child custody and parenting time for their child. Here in California, the law presumes the identity of the father to be the married husband of the mother or when a man and woman…
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The Genuine Benefits of Establishing Paternity in San Diego
There are genuine benefits of establishing paternity in San Diego not only for the father and child, but for the mother as well. It is important to understand the legal rights of an unmarried father in California. Here in our state, if a child is born to parents who are unmarried the mother retains all legal rights regarding child custody…
How is Paternity Resolved in San Diego
How is paternity resolved in San Diego? If you are the father of a child and are not married to the mother of the baby, how do you protect your right to see your child and participate in important decisions in the child’s life? If a baby is born to a husband and wife California law presumes the child to…
When Should You Consider a Paternity Action in San Diego
What is a “paternity” case and when should you consider a paternity action in San Diego? Paternity is the legal process to establish that a man is the father of a specific child. In California, when a married couple have a child the husband is automatically considered to be the father of the child. This legal standing also extends to…
What Are My Legal Rights as a Father in a San Diego Family Law Case?
We are often asked “What are my legal rights as a father?” in a San Diego family law case. There is a national law firm who markets “Father’s Rights.” The fact of the legal matter in California is this: Under California family law a “father” has exactly precisely the same rights when it comes to divorce, child custody and parenting…
More than Half of Parents Under the Age of 30 are Unwed
There is a new norm for children being born to young parents in the United States: more than half of parents under the age of 30 are unwed. The realities of children born to unwed parents have substantially changed in the past several years. A recent study noted that more than half of the births to women in the United…
How Does Child Custody Work When the Parents Aren’t Married?
How does child custody work when the parents aren’t married? In California all of the custodial rights of a child born to unmarried parents resides with the mother unless and until the father asserts and receives the legal protections of paternity. Paternity is the process of establishing the legal rights of a father under California law. In order to establish…
Establishing Your Rights as a Father in Carlsbad
Establishing your rights as a father in Carlsbad may require more than some paperwork at the hospital or your name on a birth certificate. It is possible to establish paternity by signing a Declaration of Paternity, usually shortly after birth within the hospital itself. What happens if this is not the case? How does a father protect his rights to…
What is the Reason to Legally Establish Paternityf
What is the reason to legally establish paternity in North County San Diego? Doesn’t marriage or completing the forms at the hospital and getting my name on the birth certificate legally establish me as the baby’s father? California law presumes if a child is born to a married couple, they are legally established as the baby’s parents. If the husband…