Galveston Texas Paternity Lawyer
Seabrook Parents Rights Attorney
If you are involved in a paternity dispute, you want answers. An experienced attorney can help you get those answers and protect your rights. At the Galveston Law Offices of Susan M. Edmonson, we can help you establish paternity, and deal with all the consequences of the results, from custody disputes to establishing parental rights.
Paternity · Parents Rights · Custody
There are a lot of misconceptions about paternity laws in Texas. Many people believe that when an unmarried woman gives birth, the father named on the birth certificate is automatically the legal father. That is not the way paternity laws work in Texas.
Representing both men and women involved in paternity disputes, we help clients throughout the Galveston area with these often complex issues. If the man and woman in question were not married at the time of the baby's birth, there is no legal relationship between the dad and the baby. It must be established through paternity.
Once paternity has been established, the parties must complete a form known as an Acknowledgement of Paternity. This is the first step, and it establishes a legal relationship between the father and child. An Acknowledgement of Paternity does not, however, establish a visitation or support plan.
Once you have certified a legal relationship between the father and child, you can take action to protect your parental rights and come up with a custody, visitation, and support plan. While the Attorney General's office in Texas tends to support mothers with their concerns, many fathers do not get the same consideration. Our firm helps all parents and all families through their paternity disputes.
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Whether you are a father who wants to be a part of your child's life or you are a mother who wants your child's father to pay child support, we can help you establish paternity. Offering reasonable rates, at our Seabrook and Galveston law offices, your questions will always be answered by an attorney. Contact us today to schedule a consultation.
