Across the United States each year, a large percentage of children are born to unmarried parents. State law requires the father to support the child financially, but sometimes the father is hesitant to officially acknowledge paternity of the child. This Paternity Laws and Procedures Handbook provides state-specific paternity resources for establishing paternity, and discusses the relevant law and procedures in a general, and easily understood manner. A law summary of the paternity laws in your state is provided. Voluntary paternity establishment and paternity establishment through court action are discussed, as is the genetic testing that the court may order to confirm paternity in doubtful cases. Reading this Handbook will allow you to go forward in the paternity establishment process with the confidence of knowing what to expect at each turn, and provide you with the points of contact in your state for the people and resources that can help you and your child succeed.
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There are two ways to get a court order establishing paternity: file an application for services with the OAG and go through a child support review process with child support staff. A court order can result in an agreed order or a paternity petition.
The persons that are able to file a paternity lawsuit in Texas include: The child him or herself. The mother of the child. The potential father whose paternity is to be determined in the lawsuit.
If the child has a presumed father, however, the paternity suit must be brought within four years of the child's birth, unless: the presumed biological father and mother did not live together or engage in sexual relations during the likely time of conception; or.
In Texas, signing a birth certificate will not establish paternity. In fact, a purported legal father of a child who is not married to the mother will not be able to even sign the birth certificate until he signs a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity (AOP).
How do you establish paternity in Texas? In Texas, paternity can be established either voluntarily by signing an Acknowledgment of Paternity form or involuntarily through a court order. When the mother and father agree that the father is in fact the biological father, paternity can be established voluntarily.
Most paternity test results are available with-in 4-6 weeks after a swab.