We are often asked something to the effect of “The unmarried mother of our baby can leave town and I have no legal say in the matter?” It may surprise many San Diego residents to learn that more than half of the children born in the United States today come into a family with unmarried parents. The norms have changed, and…
Paternity
The Paternity Form at the Hospital Ensures Support but What About Custody?
The paternity form at the hospital ensures support but what about custody? Are you aware of the lack of legal parenting time and child custody rights of an unmarried father in California? When a married couple have a child California presumes the husband to be the father of the child. This provides important legal rights including physical and legal custody.…
Child Custody and Support for an Unmarried Father in Carlsbad
Why are child custody and support more important than ever for an unmarried father in Carlsbad? It is becoming more of a norm for children to be born to unwed parents in California and across the nation. The New York Times recently noted more than 50% of women under the age of 30 who have a baby are unmarried in…
Paternity Legally Ensures You Have Access to Your Child
If you are an unwed father of a child there are some legal facts you may wish to be aware of. Even if you filled out all of the forms at the hospital your rights to see your child and share custody and parenting time must be ordered by a court in a process called “paternity.” Establishing paternity legally ensures…
More than Half of Parents Under the Age of 30 are Unwed
There is a new norm for children being born to young parents in the United States: more than half of parents under the age of 30 are unwed. The realities of children born to unwed parents have substantially changed in the past several years. A recent study noted that more than half of the births to women in the United…
Why the Legal Issue of Paternity is So Important in North County
Why is the legal issue of paternity so important in North County family law courts? When a child is born to a married woman the State of California legally assumes her husband to be the father of the child. All legal child custody rights associated with the child are shared between the two during the course of their marriage. When…
Should an Unmarried Father in Cohabitation Consider a Paternity Case
Should an unmarried father in cohabitation consider a paternity case in Carlsbad? In the past 17 years the number of cohabiting, unmarried couples has almost doubled. Couples are waiting much longer to get married and more than 40% of the children born in the United States last year were born to an unmarried couple. This has become the standard for…
How Does Child Custody Work When the Parents Aren’t Married?
How does child custody work when the parents aren’t married? In California all of the custodial rights of a child born to unmarried parents resides with the mother unless and until the father asserts and receives the legal protections of paternity. Paternity is the process of establishing the legal rights of a father under California law. In order to establish…
How to Establish Paternity in North County San Diego
How do you establish paternity in North County San Diego? If you are the father of a child in Carlsbad, Oceanside, Encinitas, Vista or anywhere in San Diego and want to protect your rights as a the father of your child what actions must you take? If a father is not married to the baby’s mother, does he have any…
What is the Reason to Legally Establish Paternityf
What is the reason to legally establish paternity in North County San Diego? Doesn’t marriage or completing the forms at the hospital and getting my name on the birth certificate legally establish me as the baby’s father? California law presumes if a child is born to a married couple, they are legally established as the baby’s parents. If the husband…