Fathers’ Rights

Historically, fathers have usually taken a backseat when it comes to child custody matters. The courts have long preferred giving custody of minor children to biological mothers. Recently however various fathers' rights advocates have pressed the rights of biological...

Compared with mothers, historically fathers' rights in case of child custody has been downplayed. The situation is worsened when the child is born out of wedlock. Unmarried fathers seeking custody of their biological children have to go through a longer process and a...

In Texas, as in many other states in the nation, a man is declared to be an "adjudicated father" if a court of law declares so. A man's paternity can be called into question for many reasons. Problems like this are exacerbated for unmarried fathers. According to Texas...

When a child is born in Texas and there's a question as to the paternity, it's important that steps be taken to establish who the biological father is. There are many reasons for this. This is for both the mother and father so the child can be appropriately cared for,...

In Texas, there are often circumstances in which a child's paternity is in question. This could be for a variety of reasons and have numerous possible outcomes. It is often in the news how a famous or wealthy person is accused of fathering a child that he refuses to...

Establishing paternity. You may not have considered it before but you have now found yourself in a position where it may be beneficial for both you and your child. But this has left you with a number of questions including: what is paternity and what are the benefits...