Being in a position where you need a divorce means that your life may feel like it's traveling at the speed of light and in slow motion all at the ...
Many people are under the mistaken belief that the law gives mothers more rights than fathers in Texas. However, that is no longer the case. The new ...
The most common way for you to acknowledge paternity of a child in Texas is to fill out an Acknowledgment of Paternity . This form can be obtained ...
Recently I have had more than one person ask me about establishing paternity and doing a name change after a father has passed away. There is an ...
One of the most challenging family law-related circumstances that attorneys work on with clients is related to paternity . There are certain times ...
As medical science has advanced, parents have to enter into unique arrangements with third parties to conceive children. For decades, parents have ...
If it is unknown who the biological father of your child is, a paternity suit may be filed to make a legal determination of parentage. This type of ...
Paternity fraud occurs when a mother tells a man that her child is the man's biological offspring despite knowing that the man is not the child's ...
When a child is born in Texas and his or her parents are not married there the child will not have a legal father. Of course, the child has an actual ...
Unmarried parents have some additional considerations to bear in mind when going through a Texas child custody case. We are going to walk through a ...
I met with a mother recently who had questions about custody and child support for her children. One of her concerns was whether she and the father ...
It is not uncommon for fathers who consult with me regarding obtaining their father’s rights to ask about changing their child’s last name and adding ...
If you are a mother reading this blog post and are questioning who your child's biological father is, you have likely thought more than once about how ...
There is more than one way to skin a cat, and there is more than one way to establish paternity in Texas. Let's start today's blog post by going ...
It is a weekly if not a daily occurrence that fathers reach out to us to find out what their rights are in Texas in regards to their children. In the ...
The importance of paternity in a child support case If you are the presumed father of a child but have not yet been declared legally as the child’s ...
If you are a mother who has just given birth to a son or daughter, your concerns are likely related to making sure that child is safe, healthy, and ...
Becoming a father is one of life's greatest treasures. Being able to take part in the raising of a child into an adult changes the person for the ...
The cost of an attorney is usually the most likely cause of why a person would consider not hiring one for their family law case. We know that there ...
We have discussed paternity issues on our blog for the past couple of days. An important document related to paternity is an Acknowledgment of ...
It is an infrequent occurrence that a pregnant woman goes through a divorce. Pregnancy is a stressful time to begin with. Adding onto that, the ...
If you are responsible for paying child support and are also facing the possibility of going to jail or prison for having committed a crime, you ...
When two married people have a child, it is presumed that the father of the child is the mother’s husband. For that presumption to be rebutted, ...
The law in the state of Texas is that a man is legally presumed to be the father of any child that is born to his wife either during the course of ...
Most fathers ask what rights they have to their children if they are not listed on the birth certificate. If a couple is married, it is always ...
If you are facing down a divorce and are pregnant yourself or your spouse is pregnant , you likely have a lot of questions on your mind. Not only are ...
Determining paternity in a Texas child support case is the initial, and quite frankly, most important step in the entire case. When it comes to ...
If there is a question as to who the biological father of a child is then it is likely that there will be a lawsuit filed in order to determine ...
The word Paternity put means the legal determination of who the father of a child is. Being the child's biological father is the first step towards ...
The Texas Attorney General & Child Support When it comes to issues related to child custody and paternity, many people are unaware of the role that ...