Parentage cases or paternity cases are held to determine who a child's parents are. There is no question about the parentage of a child when the parents are married at the time of the child's birth because the law assumes the husband is the father. The same goes for domestic...
An Introduction to Parentage
"Establishing parentage" means saying who the legal parents of a child are if the parents were not married when the child was born. If the parents were married when the child was born, the law usually considers the husband to be the father. After January 1, 2005, if parents are...
When Paternity Is Decided On or Assumed
Recognized Father. The acknowledged father is a natural father of a child born to unmarried parents, for whom paternity has been ascertained by whichever the acknowledgement of the father or the agreement of the parents. The recognized father is obligated disburse child support. Assumed Father. If any of the following...