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A divorce takes its toll on the entire family. Naturally, it is often the children who are the main concern of both parents as well as the courts. However, there are some misconceptions about the impact of divorce on men and the role they play after a separation....
Your rights as a father in Florida are different in certain situations than in others. You have the best legal protections when the mother of your child is also your spouse. Married men are typically automatically included on a child's birth certificate when the...
Whenever people think of child custody, they often associate it with the child’s physical presence. However, there is more to it than having the child with you. Parental responsibility, often referred to as legal custody in some quarters, is an often overlooked aspect...
It can be difficult to handle the news that someone you had a relationship with was married. What may be even harder to reconcile with is the news that they’re having a child who could, realistically, be yours. If the mother of a child who is possibly yours is...
It is probably every man's worst nightmare. After years of a relationship, the mother of their child tells him that she had been unfaithful and the child was definitely not his. That bombshell announcement could devastate the father and permanently alter his...
Only the mother is legally recognized as a biological parent when she gives birth to the child for an unmarried couple. The father is momentarily left out of the picture until paternity can be established. It means that even if you are the child's biological father,...
Married fathers have it easy when it comes to paternity. They don't have to take any special steps at all because the state of Florida just assumes they are the father. However, regardless of how long you have been with the mother of your child, paternity isn't that...
As a father of a child with someone who you are no longer dating, it’s important that you do establish paternity. The reality is that if you do not, you will have little or no control over what the mother of your child does and when you see your child. Many men...
If you are told that you’re the father of a child, you may want to ask for a DNA test. A DNA test is accurate around 99% of the time when the samples are untainted and a professional test is performed. There are times when these tests could be inaccurate, which could...
When a man is told that he is the father of a child, he may not be sure that he really is. In that case, it makes sense for him to request a DNA test to verify if he is or is not related to the baby. Sometimes, men don’t want to be with the mother of that child or...
