Paternity Issues Lawyer New York, NY
Legal Advice From A New York, NY Paternity Issues Lawyer
Questions of paternity are some of the most sensitive family law issues. Married men who wonder if a child is theirs, men uninvolved with a child’s mother who has been ordered to pay child support, or men who have been informed that their partner is pregnant have a vested interest in protecting their paternity rights. Or, perhaps you are the mother of a child whose father refuses to pay child support or otherwise fulfill their legal obligations to the child. Determining paternity can help you secure the money you need to better provide for your child. Whatever your paternity question, we can help you. Our New York, NY, paternity issues lawyer can assist you with the legal aspects of proving who the father of a child is and help you understand your next steps.
Understanding New York Paternity Obligations
To NYC judges, paternity refers to legal fatherhood status. Establishing paternity also establishes your legal rights over the child, including seeking custody or visitation and the right to be informed if the child is being put up for adoption. Legal fatherhood also comes with obligations, including paying child support until the child is 21 or until they are emancipated.
If the parents are unmarried when the child is born, the mother must legally establish paternity before she can request support for the child. Our attorney can help you do this, including tracking down potential fathers and filing the appropriate petitions with the court to prove paternity.
Why Is It So Important To Establish Paternity?
New York courts believe that children usually thrive when both mom and dad are involved in their lives. Establishing paternity can help children develop relationships with both their father and mother and have positive male and female role models in their lives. It’s also important to establish paternity, even if the child’s parents aren’t married, so both parents financially support the child. The child’s mother may also have grounds to seek financial assistance for medical bills related to the child’s birth and for other medical needs.
Children also have the right to know their father’s genetic information, family medical history, and any other background information that could affect their health or other important legal standings, like eligibility for certain forms of financial aid or scholarships that may be open to certain ethnicities. A child has the right to know where they come from and what their family history is like. Establishing paternity provides this valuable information to the child.
Our Firm Helps With Questions Of Paternity
Whether you are the child’s mother seeking financial and custodial assistance from the child’s father or a man wondering if the child is biologically yours, our New York paternity issues lawyer can help. We represent mothers seeking financial assistance from the child’s father and fathers who want to exercise their rights as a parent. We can also help you with delicate matters of questioning if a child you are raising is biologically yours. Trust the attorneys at the Law Office of Daniel Clement to help navigate these delicate issues with keen legal insight and compassion. Call us today for a consultation.
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Daniel Clement graduated from Brooklyn Law School and the State University of New York at Albany. With over 35 years of experience, he has been a member of the New York City Bar Association and the Matrimonial Committee. In addition, he has worked as an Arbitrator in the Small Claims Court of the City of New York.
Known for his straightforward yet savvy approach to law, he specializes in multiple areas of family law including divorce, how to protect assets in a divorce, child custody, prenuptial agreements, property division, maintenance/alimony, and high net worth divorce. Clients hire Daniel for the personal attention, hard work, street smarts, and excellent value he brings to each case.
An accomplished attorney, Daniel also lectures and writes for various publications, including a blog entitled the “New York Divorce Report” and has co-authored the book, “Onward and Upward: Guide to Getting Through New York Divorce and Family Law.”
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