Paternity

Tampa, Florida, Paternity Lawyers

The state of Florida assumes that children born within a marriage belong to the husband. When the parents are not married, it may become necessary to prove paternity. You may be seeking visitation rights or custody of your children. You may be facing a child support order for a child that you do not believe is yours. You may be trying to obtain child support for your child from the man you believe to be the father.

Lawyers Who Can Advise You About The Process

These situations require legal advice and representation. They often can be resolved through a test that establishes paternity independently of the father’ or mother’s statements. At the office of the Busciglio & Sheridan Law Group, our lawyers know the system and can help parents through the process.

Contact our Florida attorneys today for any issues related to paternity.
Call us toll-free at 866-549-7081.

Establishing Or Disestablishing Paternity

We help our clients obtain and exercise their parental rights by establishing paternity. We also help our clients disestablish paternity for a child that is not theirs. We help mothers obtain support for their children. In all these cases, the best solution is for the father to obtain a DNA test voluntarily or for the mother to begin a paternity proceeding that can require the man to take a DNA test. We help our clients with either side of the process.

Child Support And Paternity Tests

A DNA test involves a simple cheek swab that is compared with a similar swab of the child’s cheek. The results can confirm paternity and determine whether a man should obtain parental rights and the responsibilities that accompany those rights, such as paying child support. They can also deny paternity and allow a man to contest a child support order.

Contact the Busciglio & Sheridan Law Group to speak with an attorney about paternity. Call our Tampa law firm at 866-549-7081.