Recent Posts in Paternity Category
Posted on Jun 20, 2012 By Hutchinson Law
If you remarried and are now struggling with how to love your step-kids, you may feel overwhelmed. Sometimes it is hard to welcome children from a previous marriage in with open arms. They can be a ...
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Posted on Jun 19, 2012 By Hutchinson Law
While dads used to be responsible for supporting a family through work, they are not often obligated to care for their kids. In a world that has restructured the family unit, women are no longer ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 By Hutchinson Law
Texan lawmakers have decided to address paternity-related conflicts in the state by passing Senate Bill 785. Before the bill was passed, men could only request a paternity test before they had been ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2010 By Hutchinson Law
In an attempt to make it easy for the child support division to increase collections, the Paternity Acknowledgement Form (PAF) was created. The form is also known as Declaration of paternity and ...
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Posted on Jun 30, 2010 By Hutchinson Law
Florida courts use genetic testing, also referred to as a DNA test to determine paternity. The process is simple: The mother, child and man believed to be the child's father are scheduled for a ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2010 By Hutchinson Law
The following are some questions commonly asked about paternity testing: Why get a paternity test? While the main objective of a paternity test is to determine whether or not a man is the biological ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2010 By Hutchinson Law
Some insurance companies are now requiring men to prove their paternity before they can obtain coverage for their child under their health insurance policy. The only way to prove one's paternity ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2010 By Hutchinson Law
Filing for a name change is one of the most common aspects of a paternity dispute. Once a child's parentage has officially been determined, it's not unusual for the parents to want to change ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2010 By Hutchinson Law
Have you recently learned you are not the father of a child you thought was yours? You're not alone. Countless men throughout Florida and around the country have taken part in raising a child, ...
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