Category: Paternity

Determining paternity can be essential for mothers, fathers, and children in Michigan. Mothers may wish to establish who the father of their child is for child support purposes. Fathers may wish to establish paternity to gain parental rights. Children benefit from knowing who their fathers are in various ways, such as by forming a relationship […]

When a child is born to married parents, the husband is legally the father of the child, unless the court determines otherwise during litigation. If parents are not married, the father can become the legal father of the child when the judge orders that he is the father (after the opportunity for DNA testing and a […]