Establishing Paternity in Florida
Establishing paternity can be a very simple process if it goes unchallenged. If there is a challenge, child support and child visitation arrangements cannot be made for a child born outside of a marriage until paternity is determined. At Richard A. Heller, P. A., our Orlando lawyers have more than 20 years of experience helping individuals establish paternity. We will protect your rights as a mother or father of a child.
Contact our law firm by e-mail or call 407-982-5774 for a free initial consultation. Our knowledgeable Florida attorneys can answer your DNA testing and child support questions.
Legal Paternity in the Orlando Area
Paternity is the legal recognition that a man is the father of a child. When a child is born outside of a marriage, that child does not legally have a father, and until you establish paternity, no man has any duties or responsibilities to that child. When children are born within a marriage, the husband is presumed to be the father and certain duties to support those children are automatically attached.
Paternity Actions for Mothers
If you are the mother of a child born out of wedlock, you may wish to establish paternity in order to obtain child support from the father. You may be worried that taking this step will affect your ability to relocate with your child or limit your ability to make the important decisions in your child's life. At Richard A. Heller, P. A., we focus on your goals and work with you to achieve them. We will resolve your support and child custody concerns.
Paternity Actions for Fathers
Have you have been named as the father of a child in a paternity case? You can get answers to all of your paternity-rights questions from our skilled attorneys. We will serve as your advocates, dedicated to getting you a fair outcome in many areas, including:
- Preserving your rights
- Challenging paternity results and paternity fraud
- Determining if you have to submit to a paternity test
- Determining custody
- Establishing visitation schedules
- Removing or lowering support payments
Professional Paternity Lawyers
Contact us by e-mail or call 407-982-5774 to discuss paternity actions with competent family law attorneys. We have the legal knowledge to work through your child support and custody concerns.
