Toledo Paternity Action Attorney
Experienced Toledo Paternity Action Lawyer providing Paternity, Divorce and Family Law Attorney legal needs in Toledo, Northwood, Oregon, Sylvania, Lucas County, Wood County, and the surrounding Northwest Ohio communities.
Call Lawyer, Brian Hizer at 419.841.3600
The law defines child paternity as the legal recognition of a man’s relationship as the biological parent of a child. Child paternity disputes are raised when there is doubt regarding if a specific man is the biological father of a child, or children. The request to prove or dispute paternity may be sought by either the man or the woman.
Determining the paternity of a child is often sought when during the course of a marriage or relationship, infidelity is suspected or discovered, or in the aftermath of a brief sexual encounter between the man and woman.
Determining or validating the paternity of a child is important because any issue regarding the upbringing and support of a child will be directly impacted by the result. Additionally, a paternity results will also relieve a man who is not the biological father from being held financially responsible for a child which is not their own.
In the event the child is born out of wedlock, determining paternity is the only way to legally establish a man as the biological father. In today's age of DNA, simply listing a mans name on the birth certificate is not legally binding for parental rights or support.
After the paternity of a child has been properly determined, all child related issues may be addressed with the biological father as they relate to the marriage, during the course of a divorce, separation, break-up, or out of wedlock parental responsibility.
Many of these issues involve:
- The primary residence of the child (or children);
- Parental time sharing, visitation rights, and schedules;
- Child support;
- Parental responsibility - decision making;
- Standards for parental conduct - how both parents act toward each other & the children;
- Responsibility or funding for child development programs, daycare, after-school programs, medical care, and college funds;
- Grounds for parenting plan modifications;
- Or any other issue which either parent believes may need to be specifically addressed for the best interest of the child.
When it comes to child paternity or other marital & family law legal needs, Brain Hizer has the experience and resources to effectively guide you through the legal process.
If you require experienced legal advice and representation from a qualified Child Paternity, Divorce and Family Law attorney (lawyer), please call Attorney Brian Hizer to schedule a confidential legal consultation.
