If you’ve been living with someone or have had a child with another person out of wedlock, establishing paternity can be essential to protecting your rights, whether you’re the father or mother of the child. As the mother, a paternity determination can make you eligible for child support. As the father, you may be able to make a claim for access or visitation with your minor child. Of course, paternity determinations can also be used to fight requests for support or visitation.
In Texas, if you are legally married when a child is born, there is a presumption that the husband is the biological father of the child. If the father signs his name to the birth certificate, that will be considered conclusive evidence of paternity. Either party to a marriage can, however, challenge paternity, que normalmente se establecería mediante una prueba de ADN,,en,Si los supuestos padres no están casados en el momento del nacimiento,,en,se deben emplear otros procedimientos para establecer la Paternidad rechazada,,en,Un hombre puede firmar voluntariamente un,,en,reconocimiento de paternidad,,en,formar,,en,Si esto se hace en el hospital cuando nace el niño,,en,el formulario se enviará a la Unidad de Estadísticas Vitales en Austin y la paternidad se considerará legalmente establecida,,en,el padre no firma el certificado de nacimiento en el hospital,,en,pero luego firma un reconocimiento de paternidad,,en,el certificado de nacimiento deberá ser modificado,,en,que típicamente implica una tarifa,,en,Si el presunto padre no está dispuesto a admitir voluntariamente la paternidad,,en,un procedimiento judicial debe ser iniciado,,en,El tribunal programará una audiencia sobre la petición para adjudicar la paternidad,,en,en la audiencia,,en.
If the alleged parents are not married at the time of birth, other procedures must be employed to establish of reject paternity. A man may voluntarily sign an “acknowledgement of paternity” form. If this is done at the hospital when the child is born, the form will be sent to the Vital Statistics Unit in Austin and paternity will be considered legally established. If, however, the father does not sign the birth certificate at the hospital, but later signs an acknowledgement of paternity, the birth certificate will need to be amended, which typically involves a fee.
If the alleged father is unwilling to voluntarily admit paternity, a court proceeding must be initiated. The court will schedule a hearing on the Petition to Adjudicate Paternity. If, at the hearing, las partes aceptan la paternidad,,en,el tribunal ingresará inmediatamente una orden estableciendo,,en,paternidad,,en,el tribunal puede ordenar una prueba de ADN,,en,Para conocer sus derechos y opciones en una disputa de paternidad en Texas,,en,Si has estado viviendo con alguien o has tenido un hijo con otra persona fuera del matrimonio,,en,si eres el padre o la madre del niño,,en,tú,,en, the court will immediately enter an order establishing fatherhood. If not, the court may order a DNA test.
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