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A birth certificate is a legal document proving birth in the United States. It is sometimes used for identification purposes, such as in passport applications.
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Unmarried Parents: Florida's New Custody Law Explained
Unmarried Parents: Florida's New Custody Law Explained in this video. We discuss the new Florida law that took effect July 1, 2023, and has greatly im...
Play Video Written by attorney William Steven Foley
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Unmarried Parents: Florida's New Custody Law Explained
Unmarried Parents: Florida's New Custody Law Explained in this video. We discuss the new Florida law that took effect July 1, 2023, and has greatly im...
Play Video Written by attorney William Steven Foley
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Estate Planning After the Birth of Your First Child
Name a guardian Being a parent means always planning for the future well-being of your child. With that in mind, naming a guardian is one of the first...
Written by attorney Laura Theresa Curry
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Acknowledged, Presumed, and Adjudicated Father in Texas how to terminate rights with DNA testing
in Texas, the legal definitions of a presumed, acknowledged, and adjudicated father are discussed. Termination of the rights of the father, the proce...
Play Video Written by attorney Michael Glynn Busby Jr.
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Child Name Changes in Virginia
Curious about how to change your child’s name in Virginia? Let us help.
Play Video Written by attorney Leslie Ann Williams
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31-5.5. After-born or after-adopted child; children born out of wedlock; effect on will.
31-5.5. After-born or after-adopted child; children born out of wedlock; effect on will. (a) A will shall not be revoked by the subsequent bir...
Play Video Written by attorney Danny R. Glover Jr.
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Rights of unwed fathers
What are father’s rights? In simple terms, father’s rights refer to the rights a father has with regards to his children. In the terms of child custod...
Written by attorney Keith D. Becker
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Forms Needed For Your Green Card Application
Forms-I-130 and I-130A, Form I-485, Form G-28, Form G-1145. Forms-I-130 and I-130A Petition for Alien Relative and Supplemental Information These are...
Written by attorney Vladimir Istomin Esq.
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Legitimation in Georgia
Fathers Rights The biological father would first have to establish paternity and then file a petition for legitimation in court. The mother’s husband...
Written by attorney Jaimee Elizabeth Hunter
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Adult Adoption in New Mexico
Petition for Adoption The Petition for Adoption is filed by the person who wishes to assume the role as parent (the "Petitioner"). The statute is very...
Written by attorney Rebecca Mulcahy
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International Surrogacy Law
How It Affects Those Abroad This is especially tough for those coming from places like the UK who travel to other countries to become parents. It’s kn...
Written by attorney Maya Shulman
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Does My Name on the Birth Certificate Give Me Parental Rights?
How do I Obtain Parental Rights? On behalf of Becker Family Law For father's parental rights are incredibly important in Texas. Having these rights a...
Written by attorney Keith D. Becker
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Your Certificate of Naturalization has the wrong birthdate. Now what?
Review Your Documentation - When did you naturalize? There are two categories of Certificates of Naturalization, those issued by a federal court befor...
Written by attorney Adam Gregory Linett
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Paternity Rights: What you need to know?
Why is it Important? Today, more and more couples have children out of wedlock. Some pregnancies are planned, and some are not. While both parents hav...
Written by attorney Regina M. Campbell
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Paternity in California
How Do I Establish Paternity? One way an unmarried mother and father of a child can legally establish parentage of a child is through a Voluntary Decl...
Written by attorney Christina Marie Wickers
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Answers to Questions about Family Law Parent - Child Relationships
Family Law in Los Angeles, CA: Why does a Parent-Child Relationship have to be Legally Recognized? A recognized, legal relationship between a parent...
Written by attorney Christina Marie Wickers
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What is Parental Kidnapping? How Can You Prevent It?
Knowing When You Should Be Concerned Whether there have been threats of withholding custody or you're wary of a long-distance trip overseas due to you...
Written by attorney Maya Shulman
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Paternity Leave: You Have Only Two Years to Contest Claimed Fatherhood
Julio Iglesias and Paternity Take, for example, Spanish singing star Julio Iglesias, who allegedly had a highly productive fling with a Portuguese da...
Written by attorney Maya Shulman
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GREEN CARD MARRIAGE QUESTIONS
Our best advice is to: 1. Always tell the truth. 2. Keep your answers short. 3. If you are not 100% sure of the answer, don’t guess. Although most...
Written by attorney Carl Michael Shusterman
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U.S. State Department Surrogacy Citizenship Position Not in Best Interest of Family Bond
Cross Border Issues in Family Law The global economy has created more cross-border marital dissolution, child custody, adoption and now surrogacy issu...
Written by attorney Maya Shulman
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Hospital Paternity Forms
In this legal training video, Knoxville attorney Jed McKeehan explains the process of completing hospital paternity forms. Learn more about this lega...
Play Video Written by attorney Jedidiah Charles McKeehan
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child support and paternity
Child support and paternity in the State of Hawaii
Play Video Written by attorney Stuart Eric Ragan
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Surrogacy, Donors & Babies Born with DNA from Three Different People
Successful Birth and Legal Knowledge For a 32 year old woman in Greece, this helped her birth her first healthy baby boy after four unsuccessful attem...
Written by attorney Maya Shulman
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Five Things You Need To Know About The USCIS Delays
AILA Doc. No. 19032730 | Dated March 26, 2019 AILA member Shachar Shawn Malachovsky discussed the top five issues surrounding USCIS delays. One: Proc...
Written by attorney Shawn Malachovsky
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Requirements for Filing an Adoption in Maryland
Required Contents of a Petition for Adoption Under Maryland Rule 9-103, a petition for adoption must include certain information referred to legally a...
Written by attorney Katherine Kole Thompson
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