Family laws in the U.S. differ from state to state, and so paternity laws in Arizona apply within the state. Establishing paternity is simply the legal process of identifying who the father of a child is. In this age where co-parenting is becoming normal, it becomes necessary for unmarried […]
In some situations, establishing paternity is an easy task. If you’re in a marriage and a child is born, you’re presumed to be the father of that child. In other cases, however, paternity establishment isn’t as clear-cut.
Luckily, […]
In Arizona, there is a presumption of paternity in the case of a married couple. If two people are not married, however, the man may have to go […]
Paternity DNA testing is a very accurate way to determine whether an individual is the father of a child. People who are not married may turn to paternity testing to establish […]
Arizona is one of the states that have a marital presumption of paternity. This presumption means that children born to a husband and a wife over the course of their marriage are considered to be children of the father without further testing being required.
The regulation […]
As desirable as it is for children to have a relationship with their parents, American law does not straddle a person with the responsibilities of parenthood unless there is sufficient evidence showing that the person […]
In the time before the advent of paternity laws, bastardized children (that is, children with no identifiable father) and their mothers often occupied the lowest rungs of society and were the most vulnerable. Without a father or a male […]
