Get Motion To Acknowledge Paternity Of A Child - Rhode Island Judiciary - Courts Ri

The parent has not had communication with the child for a period of six (6) months. The parent has subjected the child to aggravated circumstances.

There is no set age when a child can decide to live with their mother or father in a Rhode Island Child Custody Case.

In Rhode Island, there are different ways parentage may be established: Marriage, a Court Order, or through a Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage (VAP). If parents are married when a child is born, whether same gender or not, the law presumes that they are the child's legal parents.

An unmarried mother has sole physical and legal custody of her child if there has been no acknowledgment of paternity by the biological father. Sole physical and legal custody means that the mother is the residential custodian and primary caretaker of the child.

You can voluntarily acknowledge the parentage of a child by signing a form from the Rhode Island Department of Health known as a “Voluntary Acknowledgement of Parentage” or VAP. A VAP must be signed by the birth parent and the other parent.

A putative father may file a paternity complaint under the Rhode Island Uniform Paternity Act. He may also complete an Affidavit of Paternity at the hospital, Vital Records, or the OCSS, if the mother is in agreement.

Rhode Island law says that fathers have a right to have parenting time with their kids. However, the father needs to be deemed a fit parent by the court. Furthermore, fathers also have a right to be with their children regularly, frequently and for a duration of time.

You can voluntarily acknowledge the parentage of a child by signing a form from the Rhode Island Department of Health known as a “Voluntary Acknowledgement of Parentage” or VAP. A VAP must be signed by the birth parent and the other parent.