Paternity

Michigan Paternity Dispute Attorneys construct alternative solutions for those parents facing paternity issues. In Oakland County, Michigan, alone, many residents go to these professionals whenever they are amid paternity disputes. Generally, paternity is all about...

In family law, paternity cases are typically about establishing fatherhood. Disputes about paternity arise most over children who are conceived by parents who are not married. When paternity is unknown, the mother of the child can seek to legally establish paternity...

Paternity issues can arise when a child is born to unwed parents. The question regarding the child's biological father may come up once the child is born. In some cases, the father voluntarily acknowledges that the child is his, thus not requiring a court hearing to...

The dynamics of Michigan families can be diverse. While some families might be more traditional and consist of a mother, a father and one or more children, others might have only one parent, a stepparent or a relative raising the children. No matter who takes on the...

Many television programs portray paternity disputes as a kind of game, but Michigan residents who have been in the middle of one of these disagreements know that they are serious. Paternity of a child is tied up with notions of personal and family identity, along with...

Even in recent history, pinpointing parentage was usually an easy task. But given technological advances with conception, including artificial insemination, surrogacy and anonymous sperm donation, determining the legal father of a child may no longer be such a simple...

With many major male celebrities, paternity allegations follow. There are few bigger celebrities than Michael Jackson. Michigan residents may have heard of a recent paternity dispute that involves the deceased pop star, but, unlike most paternity cases, the alleged...

Michigan fathers may want to think twice about entering agreements that deal with artificial insemination. There may be underlying paternity implications. A district court judge recently issued a ruling that a sperm donor may be responsible for child support payments...

Michigan family courts deal with parent's rights on daily basis. Parents may be fighting for custody or may be fighting for child support. But some parents don't even know that they have rights. They may not even know that they have children. This is the case for a...

For the most part, when a married couple in Michigan has a child, the husband is presumed to be the father of the child. But there are always exceptions to this rule and where short marriages or extramarital affairs are involved, the usual presumption of paternity may...