There are several people/entities that can bring a case to establish paternity of a child born out of wedlock. Specifically, either parent, the child, a department or county office of family and children, and a prosecuting attorney1.
Generally, the county prosecutor can file an action to establish paternity on behalf of the Title IV-D (often referred to a Title Four D) office when there are issues of child support, and/or recouping costs from both parents for prenatal care, and costs of the birth of the child if the mother received state or government assistance with paying those costs up front. The ... Read More
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During the course of domestic proceedings, paternity may be at issue. There are, of course, original paternity actions, but paternity may also be at issue for related cases. For example, a third party seeking to modify custody or get a guardianship of a child will need to explore if paternity has been established before filing.
So, who can file a paternity action?
A mother or expectant mother,
a man alleging that he is the child’s biological father or
the expectant father of an unborn child,
a mother and man alleging he is her child’s biological father, filing jointly,
an expectant mother and a man alleging he ... Read More