California Paternity Laws: Protect Your Rights
At the Law Offices of Linda J. Claypool, we offer experienced, strategic support focused on the needs of our clients, including mothers, fathers, and alleged fathers involved in paternity disputes.
Contact our office via e-mail, or call us toll free at 877-419-8469 or locally in Riverside, California at 951-824-6574 to schedule a free initial consultation.
Paternity actions on behalf of Mothers
A mother may seek to establish paternity for a variety of reasons. Not only to legally confirm who the father of the child is, but also to obtain orders regarding child custody, visitation, or time-sharing arrangements., child support and reimbursement of medical expenses.
If you are the mother of a child and are not married to the father, it is important to take action as soon as possible to protect your rights and the best interests of your child. Our attorney will help you file a Complaint to Establish Parental Relations. This legal action will help you to establish paternity to collect child support in the future.
Fathers' Rights and Child Custody
We can also assist fathers who want to establish paternity to get child custody, visitation, or time-sharing arrangements. If you believe that you are the father of an unborn child or infant, you may be able to take legal action to establish paternity and secure rights to child custody or visitation.
Representation for alleged fathers
When a man is alleged to be the father of a child, he may be forced under California paternity laws to take a DNA blood or saliva test. If you are the alleged father of a child, even an unborn child, and are worried that you may be forced to take a DNA test, it is important to consult with an attorney who can protect your rights. Disestablishing paternity now could prevent you from paying a lifetime of child support. Even if you have paid child support in the past, we may be able to help you get support returned after paternity has been disproved.
Our attorney can also assist you in cases involving
- Name changes
- Amendments to birth certificates
- DNA testing
- Custody and visitation disputes and modifications
- Child support enforcement, modifications, or child support arrears
To set up a free consultation with family law and paternity lawyer, Linda J. Claypool, just contact us by e-mail, or call us toll free at 877-419-8469 or in Riverside, California at 951-824-6574.
Our family law office is open from 9am until 5pm Monday through Thursday.
We accept Visa and MasterCard and offer payment plans to qualified clients.
Law Offices of Linda J. Claypool
6841 Magnolia Avenue, Suite B
Riverside, CA 92506
Toll-Free: 877-419-8469 | Local: 951-824-6574
