Texas Paternity Law

As a paternity lawyer and parental rights attorney in Austin, Texas, I know there is often confusion regarding these issues in Texas divorce and other family law cases. Paternity questions are often of great consequence in the lives of everyone involved in such cases. Examples include:

• A mother may need to establish the paternity of her child born outside of marriage in order to seek child support from the father.
• A mother or father may need to establish paternity in order to consent to or block the adoption of a child.
• A man may wish to prove that he is not the father of a child (whether born during a marriage or outside of marriage) in order to prevent being made financially responsible for a child that is not his.
• A man may try to prove that he was coerced into marriage under false pretenses when a child conceived before the marriage was not his. He may believe he has grounds for annulment on the basis of fraud if he can prove that the child is not his.
• A father who is not married to the mother may want legal confirmation that a child is his in order to seek visitation rights.

A simple DNA test can be the first step in resolving these issues. If you are faced with paternity issues, contact a family law attorney to learn more about your rights and duties under Texas paternity law.

Texas Child Custody Law

As a child paternity attorney and parental rights lawyer in Austin, Texas, I know there is often confusion regarding child custody issues in Texas divorce involving paternity questions. When paternity issues arise, the most important question is where --- and with whom -- the children will live. The answer to this child custody question will have lifelong consequences for everyone involved. Texas courts use the standard of the "best interest of the child” in deciding child custody decisions. As a paternity lawyer, I understand that deciding what will happen with the children is the crucial issue paternity cases..

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