By Martindale Hubbell for Law Offices of Paul Chatzky | Published August 15, 2021 | Posted in Paternity | Tagged Tags: fatherhood, paternity, voluntary-acknowledgement of paternity | Comments Off on Proving Paternity in Illinois
Paternity of a child can be a contested issue in family court. Proving paternity is sometimes essential for a mother enforcing her right to child support or for a father seeking custody or visitation. The legal process of establishing a child’s paternity in Illinois can be simple or complex, depending largely on the cooperativeness of Read More
Read MoreIllinois law provides that when the parents are unmarried, the mother has sole and physical custody until paternity is established—in these cases, the father needs to initiate a legal action for custody if he wants it. A paternity action may be filed to assign custody and visitation rights by a woman who is pregnant or Read More
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