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Mothers’ Rights in Orange County California

Mothers’ Rights FAQ: What do Mothers' Rights in Orange County California consist of? Mothers' Rights in Orange County California All mothers, and all parents, in California have certain rights and obligations when it comes to their children. These rights are usually in regard to child custody, and the obligations, child support. Although historically, it is generally…
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Paternity

You would think that a paternity test is pretty straightforward, you either are or are not the father, but there are different classifications of paternity when it comes to determining child support.  The simplest form is the “acknowledged father”, which is a paternity test has been done and he has been proven to be the…
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How to Establish Paternity?

Paternity is important to ensure that the child has visitations with their parent. The way to establish paternity is for a paternity test to be conducted. Their is an option between a blood or saliva test to establish paternity through testing DNA. Paternity helps to establish and ensure the parties parental rights. This is beneficial…
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Parentage or Paternity Cases in Orange County

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 partners. After January 1st, 2005…
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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 registered domestic partners in Orange…
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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 are correct, the man is…
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