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If you are getting a divorce and you have kids, you need to take many different factors into consideration. If you expect to owe child support, or you already owe support through an existing court order, it is essential to make sure that you pay what you owe in full....
If you owe child support, you need to understand the potential consequences associated with falling behind on payments. For example, some parents face arrest, fines, time behind bars and the loss of their license due to back child support. At the same time, you need...
Paternity is an important factor when it comes to asserting your rights to a child as the father. Having your paternal rights enables you to be a part of your child's life. In some cases, you may wish you are the father of a child and may even think that you are, but...
You're the biological father of a newborn Texas baby. There's no question that you are the legal father, right?Hang on. There just might be.The bottom line concerning Texas paternity law is that it is anything but simple and direct. In fact, we note at the established...
Paternity cases in Texas usually involve efforts by a child's mother to prove that a particular man is the biological father of her child. Occasionally, however, paternity testing is used to disprove that a man is the father of a certain child. Mistaken paternity can...
Paternity is important to determine for a variety of reasons, including because of the emotional and financial impact it has on the child and the parents. It is key to determine paternity because it has a significant impact on the legal rights of the child and can...
The paternity of a child can have a great impact emotionally, financially and otherwise on a child, which is why it is important for parents to understand how it is determined. There are significant legal implications and rights that are associated with a legal...
Sometimes, if a child's parents are unmarried when the child is born and the child's mother has sole custody of the child, she may wish to pursue child support from the child's father. Similarly, the child's father may want to pursue visitation rights. For either of...
Family law matters can be complex and confusing. One area that can be especially confusing is paternity. For men in Texas, they may not fully understand what it means to establish paternity or to be asked to submit to a paternity test.A paternity action could arise is...
In Texas, when a man gets a woman pregnant, this does not automatically give the man paternal rights to the child. Unlike married couples where there is the presumption that the husband is the father of the child, an unmarried father needs to establish paternity.There...