When a child is born in TX!

Dallas, TX Viewed 30 times. Posted about 1 month ago in Family

when a child is born and the father is dening it up to the very day. What is the process of making him finical responable? and who is awarded custody? How is that determine? I heard that the father would be held finical respondable but would have to sue for vistation, is that correct?

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Kevin L. Colbert

This attorney is licensed in Texas. Posted about 1 month ago.

If the father is denying paternity, you will have to bring an action for support. The father's defense will be lack of paternity which he will have to prove by a DNA test. Consult an attorney in Dallas who handles child support issues.

Good luck

Anita Cowley Savage

This attorney is licensed in Texas and 2 other states. Posted about 1 month ago.

Since you are not married to the child's father, the process for you to make the father financially responsible will begin through a Petition to Establish Parent-Child Relationship. Once the relationship of parent/child is established (by agreement of dad or through paternity testing), child support will be calculated pursuant to statute. If appropriate, you and dad can negotiate a parenting time schedule also so that issue is resolved as well. The more you resolve now, the less you have to fight about later - and having parents who are not involved in long and drawn out expensive litigation is almost always in the best interests of the child and something I would encourage you and dad to try to do.

Good luck!