Paternity

In a typical situation, the issue of paternity generally arises when the mother and father of a child or children are unmarried (whether cohabitating or not.) When a child is born into a non-marriage union, the laws on custody and visitation are slightly different than those that apply to a marital setting.

As a father in this situation, you would need to file a petition to establish parental relationship in order to obtain a judgment as to your parentage as well as custody and visitation orders. Many fathers do not realize that an obligation to pay child support does not automatically entitle them to custody or visitation rights.

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News about Paternity
Paternity leave still underutilized in Oregon (BizJournals)
Within days of being named the vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket, every media outlet was reporting that Sarah Palin had gone back to work just three days after her son was born. It wasn't until several days later that there was even a mention that her husband had taken a leave. An ...»

New parent (BBC News)
Put your maternity rights questions to the experts ...»

Prepare for a Successful Leave (About.com)
Maternity and paternity leaves with the Gen X and Gen Y employees are commonplace. For those workplaces that didn't offer these leaves already, the Family and Medical Leave Act makes... ...»

Media Pave the Way to 3rd Term for Bloomberg (New York Times)
Before Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced his controversial run for another term, he locked up support of the editorial pages of three city newspapers. ...»

Push for paid paternity leave (Narromine News)
Narromine fathers may be able to receive two weeks of taxpayer-funded paternity leave, after the Productivity Commission recently handed down its interim report into maternity, paternity and parental leave - setting the groundwork for a national scheme. ...»

Bureaucrats promised more leave (Perth Now)
A RE-ELECTED ACT Labor Government would increase paid maternity leave for public servants to 18 weeks, in line with a watchdog's recommendation released last week, the Chief Minister has said. ...»

Suspect in killing of 14-year-old to appear in Riverside court today (The Desert Sun)
A 72-year-old man wanted in connection with a 41-year-old murder case involving an Ohio girl who was held captive in a fruit cellar, raped and tortured before she was killed, is scheduled to appear in Riverside Superior Court today for an extradition hearing. ...»

Welcome to the ShanklyGates.co.uk Message Board (Shankly Gates)
I am using my bird's log-in. Anyway, I know I am a bit late but I just wanted to apologise for the hundreds of utter morons at Goodison the other week singing about steven gerrard and the paternity of his kid. ...»

Longtime public servant left lasting lessons, impressions (Baraboo News Republic)
Because of complications during pregnancy related to her diabetes, the late Karyle Johnson lost an eye giving birth years ago. Through the efforts of a Madison ophthalmologist, Johnson kept her other eye and was able to watch her daughter, Angela Erin, get married two years ago. Recently, Johnson ma ...»

Hurricane Ike roundup (The Pasadena Citizen)
Jury calls cancelled Judge Don Stricklin has advised that, because of the ongoing problems the residents of Harris County are experiencing in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the jury calls for the entire week of Sept. 22-26 have been cancelled. ...»