Marquez-Kelly Law

 A father is a person who is married/not married to a woman who then conceived and delivered a child. The father has rights to decide about his child’s welfare especially if he is both the biological and the legal Father. When it comes to legal implications regarding support of the child, legal paternity must be established. To be a legal father is far more than being the biological father of the child. A legal father can be established by marriage, adoption, legitimization or court order. As it should be that the biological father and the legal father are one and the same, there are many cases that the legal father is not the biological father of the child. A man can be a legal father regardless of who the biological father is when he decides to marry a woman before he gives birth. Same as if he marries a woman after the birth of the child, he can establish his legal paternity by processing a legitimization paper for the child. Once a paternity is established it i...

In simple terms, marriage is the union of two (2) adult people, usually a man and a woman, who promised themselves to be with each other for life bonded by a promise that they will hurdle the hardship in life together. It is not just a physical union but it also involved a spiritual and emotional bond. This union is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to make each other’s life happy and to provide a meaning for their lives. This commitment entails dedication to take good care of each other. It is a serious commitment that has the legal implication to the ownership and acquisition of the present and future properties of the couple, respectively. This union is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to making each other happy by creating a valuable moment in their lives. This commitment requires devotion to love one another to the end of their lives. However, with the advent of modern social standards, same-sex marriage was accepted by the community and the couples could b...