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If you are going through a custody and child support dispute, either you or your former partner may have some lingering doubts about paternity. That is, the identity of the biological father may not be crystal clear. If so, paternity testing is likely to be in your...

In addition to losing your driver's license or professional license, if you fail to pay the child support that you owe you could lose your passport privileges. Back child support can become a problem for a host of reasons, whether you unexpectedly find yourself out of...

Co-parenting is tough enough without factoring in financial issues. Even if you have an arrangement in place regarding child and spousal support, you should also have a plan for covering expenses related to child care. According to U.S. News & World Report,...

After a divorce, you may receive child support so that you can continue to provide your children with their accustomed standard of living. As you receive these payments, you may wonder what expenses you can use them for. There are several different ways that you can...

Paternity laws exist so individuals with children can help identify parentage when questions exist about legal and financial responsibility for a child, but what happens when those parents are of the same sex? The Judicial Branch of California notes that legally...

Mothers immediately have parental rights over their children when they give birth to them, but other parents do not in many cases. If you did not marry the mother prior to the child’s birth or meet other requirements to receive immediate paternity, then you will need...

Few life events have the potential to be more stressful than a child custody battle. After all, your right to see your children and participate in their lives may be on the line. Still, children tend to thrive when both parents play an active role in their lives. In...

There are many men who father children in California each year. Sometimes the fathers are married to the mothers when the children are born and sometimes they are not. Whether or not the parents are married, it does not change the fact that the parents are the...