{"id":703,"date":"2022-06-20T16:01:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T16:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/figueroalawgroup.com\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2023-11-13T16:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:16:38","slug":"paternity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/figueroalawgroup.com\/family-law\/paternity\/","title":{"rendered":"Paternity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"703\" class=\"elementor elementor-703\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f496f4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f496f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afec54b\" data-id=\"afec54b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55010bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55010bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-711 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/figueroalawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/paternity-test-300x200.webp\" alt=\"paternity-test\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/figueroalawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/paternity-test-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/figueroalawgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/paternity-test.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A mother who has a child out of wedlock is presumed to be the child\u2019s natural guardian and is entitled to primary residential care and custody of the child unless a court order states otherwise. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A father who is listed on a birth certificate or files a notice with the Putative Father Registry does not establish his status of the child in this manner.\u00a0 Chapter 742 of the Florida Statutes is the sole legal means of establishing paternity where a mother does not or refuses to admit the child\u2019s father.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302477a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"302477a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Court Determines Paternity:\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a75af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2a75af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parties can agree to paternity by signing an affidavit.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The father signs an affidavit witnessed by two people.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A child support case is brought by the State of Florida and determines paternity.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If in another case such as an inheritance case, worker\u2019s compensation paternity is decided.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the individual claimed to be the child\u2019s father contests his status he has the right to have a DNA test to either prove or disprove paternity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4066b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4066b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Married Mother of Child:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b677c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b677c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The husband of a married woman is presumed to be the child\u2019s biological father unless there is a clear and compelling reason otherwise.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Court may order a DNA test if asked by the party claiming paternity where it is demonstrated that doing so is in the child\u2019s best interest. This requires a court hearing and the mother\u2019s husband must be a party to the case.\u00a0 The unmarried father must show that he has by word and deed established a substantial and continuing concern for the welfare of the child.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if the mother and her husband agree that he is not the father of the child so he may remain the child\u2019s legal father but not the child\u2019s biological father who will owe a duty of paying child support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any determination by the Court requires the filing of a lawsuit and service on the opposing party with a summons and petition.\u00a0 The suit may be brought where either party resides.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melbourne, FL Paternity Lawyers Resolving Paternity Issues in Florida \u00a0A mother who has a child out of wedlock is presumed to be the child\u2019s natural guardian and is entitled to primary residential care and custody of the child unless a court order states otherwise. 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