Answering Your Questions About Paternity in North Carolina
If you have been asked to submit to a paternity test, or if you believe you may be a child's father, you likely have many questions about your rights, potential obligations and the legal process. At the Breeden Law Office, we understand the frustration that comes with not knowing — especially when the unknowing is associated with potential parenthood, support obligations and much more. Our law firm represents clients in paternity suits and other fathers' rights matters in Harnett, Johnston and Wake County.
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For answers to your questions about DNA testing, obtaining visitation rights and much more, contact our experienced attorneys at the Breeden Law Office, in Garner, North Carolina.
Paternity establishes the biological father of a child that is born to unmarried parents. Without the establishment of paternity — either through a voluntary affidavit of parentage or through a court paternity action — neither the child nor the alleged father can benefit from the many rights afforded under the legal parent-child relationship, such as:
- The child's right to be financially supported (child support)
- The child's right to statutory inheritance rights
- The child's right to be covered under the father's medical insurance
- The father's right to visitation
- The father's right to seek child custody
Know the Law Before Signing: North Carolina has strict requirements for listing a biological father on a child's birth certificate. Signing the child's birth certificate at the hospital or later signing an affidavit of parentage has permanent implications. While the law does allow for a brief period for alleged fathers to remove their name from the certificate, if it is not removed within 30 days most county courts in North Carolina will not allow it to be removed — even if it is later proved through a paternity test that you are not the father.
Contact Our North Carolina Fathers' Rights Lawyers
Whether you wish to submit to DNA testing to confirm your doubts and challenge child support, or you would like to obtain parental rights for a child you believe to be yours, we can help. For a consultation regarding paternity tests and other paternity matters, contact our family law attorneys at the Breeden Law Office. We are dedicated to preserving the rights and interests of each client. Call the Breeden Law Office at 866-346-1680 or send an e-mail.
We serve clients in the Interstate 40 and Hwy 42 areas and Greater Raleigh, including Harnett County, Wake County and Johnston County, North Carolina.
