Paternity

Arizona Paternity Rights Lawyer

Unmarried fathers' paternity rights are not automatic, even when the Court has ordered support payments.

You may have been faithfully paying child support and spending parenting time with your child since birth, but you have no legal rights until they are established by a court order granting your custody and parenting time. At our family law firm in Phoenix, Arizona, paternity rights lawyer Mark A. Werner exclusively represents men and father's rights. As a father himself he will help you establish your right to participate fully in your child's life. Contact our office to make arrangements for a consultation about establishing paternity and establishing your father's rights.

Unmarried Fathers' Paternity Rights: Parenting Time, Custody, Relocation

Once you have established paternity by filing a petition, you will establish your right to participate in decisions regarding religion, education, and medical care (legal custody), your right to parenting time/visitation or physical custody, and your child's mother will not be allowed to dictate to you when you see your child, or relocate out of state without your agreement. Your parents will be able to develop a relationship with their grandchild. There is no investment you can make that has greater return than an investment in your relationship with your child. Contact our office in Phoenix, Arizona.

Avoid any informal support payments that are not documented.

You should avoid "helping the mother out" with any cash payments, loan of an automobile, or other undocumented support. We will help you arrange to have any support you give toward your child's care be properly credited, so you are not exposed to future claims for back-payments of child support. An investment in an attorney who represents exclusively men and father's rights now to establish your father's rights can help you avoid paying child support arrearages/back child support that might amount to tens of thousands of dollars.

At our law firm in Phoenix, Arizona, paternity rights lawyer and family law attorney Mark A. Werner focuses on representing men and father's rights. Our clients include fathers and husbands from Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale, Surprise, Ahwatukee, and other communities in Maricopa County and Pinal County, Arizona.