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Monday, December 28, 2020

How to Establish Paternity in Texas


Paternity refers to the legal standing of being a father to a child. The fact that a person is considered to be a child’s legal father means that he has certain rights and obligations in regards to that child. With paternity legally established, a father will be entitled to things such as custody and visitation rights and will also be obligated to provide support for the child.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

How Is Paternity Established in Texas?


Paternity, in the legal sense, refers to a child’s legal father. Being the legal father of a child comes with important rights and responsibilities. In Texas, when parents are married to each other at the time the child is born, the husband is automatically established as the child’s legal father.


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Thursday, June 11, 2020

How Can You Establish Paternity in Texas?


Paternity refers to fatherhood. To establish paternity refers to the legal process of determining a child’s legal father. The legal father of a child has certain rights and responsibilities in relation to the child.


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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Does Signing a Birth Certificate Establish Paternity in Texas?


In the world of family law, establishing paternity means an official determination as to who is the legal father of a child. Being the legal father of a child comes with important legal rights and obligations. It can be established in different ways.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Texas’ Paternity Registry Explained

How can I preserve my paternal rights in Texas?

Several cases of abandoned newborns have made headline news in Texas in recent months. These cases, in which the child is placed into foster care, beg the question as to what steps a biological father can take to protect their legal rights. In Texas, a paternity registry exists that allows registered fathers to be notified in the event their offspring is placed for adoption or the paternal rights are contested in court.


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Thursday, April 12, 2018

Bringing a Paternity Suit in Texas

Do I need to establish paternity to receive child support for my child?

Establishing the legal paternity of your child is critically important for protection of your child’s legal rights.  When a child is born out of wedlock, there are two common ways to determine the paternity of the child. The father can either acknowledge the paternity of the child or a lawsuit will be initiated to adjudicate the paternity of the child.  With paternity established, you may then seek child support from your child’s father for the benefit of your child.


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