Paternity

Phoenix Paternity Lawyer

Whether you are an unmarried mother seeking child support or a father who wants to be involved in the life of your child born out of wedlock, your surest path to a satisfactory resolution of your paternity case is with the experienced assistance and advocacy of a family law attorney. Perhaps you have been served with a paternity action by a woman who names you as the putative father of your child, and you believe her statement is unfounded.

Contact Gillespie, Shields & Durrant by phone or e-mail to schedule a consultation regarding your paternity matter. It could be that you need to resolve a paternity question in relation to your pending divorce. Discuss the rights and responsibilities of birth parents regardless of marital status.

Fathers' Rights, DNA Paternity Testing, Legal Protection

Our family law attorneys understand that some clients will call upon our assistance to help establish and strengthen fathers' rights when parents are not married to each other. Perhaps you are aware of an urgent need to protect your child from unsafe conditions in the mother's care. Discuss what legal protections are available to you and your child, and how to establish or dispute paternity through DNA testing.

Disputing Paternity Claims: Time is of the Essence

Note: if you have received a paternity claim alleging that you are a birth father of a child you think is not, in fact, yours, please be aware of the need for you to respond in a timely manner. Failure to respond to a paternity action may be deemed an admission of fatherhood. Results can be devastating if you are not the father, but are held responsible for years of child support as a result of unfounded allegations.

Contact us regarding your Arizona paternity issue for a prompt and thoughtful response. We have Spanish-speaking personnel in our law offices. Se habla español.