Paternity Support

California is not a common-law marriage state, which means that no matter how long you lived together, you were not married if you did not get a marriage license and have that marriage ceremony.  Even if you were not married, but just lived together, you may be entitled to more than just child support.  Contact us to talk about a Marvin action if you were not married but lived together a long time.

You have a child or children and now need to decide who gets to spend quality time with the children.  Where do they live?  Who pays for school?  Can I go to school or extracurricular activities on the other party’s time?

Or, perhaps you have children and the other party wants nothing to do with the children—or you.

Paternity cases involve people who were not married but have one or more children together.  Decisions need to be made about where the children live, where they go to school, whether they attend religious services, who pays support and for how long.  Paternity cases are emotional cases because children and money are the only two issues.  Paternity cases often result in highly volatile, irrational responses and interactions between otherwise rational people.

We have represented clients against famous NBA, NFL and major league baseball players, as well as against entertainers and music artists.  We have the experience and ability to deal with both high-profile cases that make the news (we represented Blac Chyna against Rob Kardashian), and the more common case where parental rights simply need to be defined and enforced. 
It is important to get a Judgment of Paternity even if both of you agree on support and visitation with the children so that there is court recognition of who the mother and father of the children are.  That can make a difference for inheritance and medical treatment purposes later in the child’s life.

Remember, the court cannot divide property in a paternity case.

Contact us now for a free 30-minute consultation about your case.

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