When parentage is an issue, working with an experienced family law attorney is a must. Parentage cases can include complex issues in situations where the parents are unmarried, are a same-sex couple, or when there are questions about the identity of the child’s other parent. When a child is born to married parents, questions of parentage or paternity may not arise given certain legal presumptions in the law. However, when parents are unmarried, establishing legal parentage may be necessary. At times, this requires DNA testing to establish paternity. Before orders for conservatorship, possession and access, and child support can be issued, parentage must first be established and adjudicated.
Contact the experienced parentage and paternity attorneys at Smart & Malone Family Law Group, PLLC to help your parentage matter. We have over 30 years combined of experience assisting clients with issues like these. Ideally, parents will agree on all issues, but when negotiated resolution is not possible, we are knowledgeable trial attorneys who advocate zealously for our clients with proven successful outcomes for our clients.