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The Importance of Child Support in Florida

Responsible parenthood is a stronghold pillar of a family. While it is of primer importance for both parents to keep parental obligations intact to a child, some marital relationships fell abridged leading to seek child support legal counsel by getting a child support lawyer .  Children in most divorced families turn out to be recipients of support payments, hence, need a Family Law Attorney to settle dispute when the couple unfortunately decide to split off or deal with a separation agreement. Separation Agreement is a must to present clearly the inclusions and exclusions of child support and establish legal guidelines in accord to the rule of law that the child may benefit. Resolution to this devastating stressful event battled by every child under a divorce family is to be aided by child support which includes providing financial assistance for the food , education , shelter , clothes and daily allowance of the child or children who either live together with bot...

Filing for Paternity Action in Fort Myers and Cape Coral, Florida

Paternity law is defined as the legal relationship between a father and his biological child or adopted child. It deals with the obligation of a father to a child and a child to a father. Paternity action , on the other hand, is legal action used to establish parental relationship of a father to a child when the parents are unmarried. Only a person with standing can file for paternity action. A person with standing includes 4 main parties; a mother, an alleged father, the child, and/or the state. Although paternity action is done mainly to establish relationship, it can be used for variety of reasons. One possible reason is a father seeking for a custody or visitation rights for his child.  To be awarded with a custody or visitation rights , the alleged father must first prove his relationship with the child to the court. He can submit DNA testing result to confirm his identity as a father. Second possible reason is a mother seeking for child support . I...