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Paternity
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The Divorce Report
Important Considerations For Parents And Couples
By MatadorAdmin
From divorce and child custody disputes to adoption and paternity issues, there are a multitude of factors to consider when navigating the legal system. Our friends at The Law Office…
Manassa Family Law Articles
Establishing Paternity to Seek Custody Rights
In Illinois, when a child is born to a married couple, the law presumes that the husband is the child’s father. This presumption is confirmed when the married parents fill…
Pennsylvania Family Law
2023 RoundUp: Paternity & IVF in the News
First, the confession. I spent the other day driving around and listening to public radio. Whether by reason of re-broadcast of prior shows or perhaps something new, the feed I…
Family Law Prof Blog
Kerry Washington on Paternity
By Family Law
Family
Disestablishment of Paternity Questioned in Nashville, Tennessee: In re James T.
By K.O. Herston
How can paternity be disestablished in Tennessee?
Pennsylvania Family Law
“Hey Dad. Let Me Introduce You to My Other Dad.”
As if life is not confusing enough, we saw a precedential Superior Court custody case published on September 6, 2023 which speaks to the brave, new world of parenting. …
Dallas Divorce Law Blog
You Are the Father (Until You’re Not)
Every now and then in matters of divorce the issue of paternity arises. A husband during a divorce may question whether they truly are the father of the child subject…
Tilting the Scales
Illegitimate Heirs – Paternity: “Hi, I Think Your Dad is Also My Dad” – Part 1
Mary Goodblood grew up believing that she was the only daughter of Cash Goodblood. One day, 25 years after Cash died and ironically after the lucrative sale of the Goodblood…
Pennsylvania Family Law
Paternity by Estoppel Takes on Genetic Testing and Testing Wins, for Now.
V.L.-P. v. S.R.D., a published decision by a three-judge panel on January 6 breaks ice that has been forming since genetic testing first became accepted in the mid-1980s. It is…
Family Law Prof Blog
Japan to Drop Rule on Paternity after Divorce
By Family Law
From the Japan Times::Japan is set to change a 19th-century law deciding the paternity of a child born after divorce, in a bid to reduce the number of babies who…