A paternity suit will occur when a person takes legal action
to determine the biological father of a child. The reasons can be range from
financial to moral responsibility of a child. Establishing paternity can also
mean benefits that you may not receive otherwise unless you prove legally prove
the biological father.
Both the mother and father can file a paternity suit. Often
times the mother will be the one trying to legally establish the identity of
the father of her child to receive benefits and taking care of a child. The alleged
father may bring of a paternity suit if he wants to fight the fact that he is
not the father. After this is established then the courts can take care of you
know if he is the father then child support and custody issues will be
resolved.
In most cases a paternity suit will need to be handled by a
lawyer that specializes in family law or paternity. The lawyer lawyers will
establish ground that is fair for everyone and can bring upon a resolution to
any dispute that is on going.
