paternity

Acknowledgment Of Paternity Is A Legal Commitment To Parenthood

Birth of a child.

When a child is born, a few things happen that determine parenthood.  Obviously, the mother is known instantly.  After the birth, the natural mother and alleged father sign an “acknowledgment of paternity affidavit” at the hospital or a local child support enforcement agency.  The execution of it is notarized.

After the acknowledgment of paternity affidavit is signed and notarized, it is sent to the office of child support.  Once the office receives this paternity document, it must send it out after no later than ten (10) days to be corrected by the parents.  After all these paternity documents have been completed correctly, the department will enter the information into the birth registry, officially cementing the natural mother and alleged father as the parents of the child.

Oh No! You’re not the father, what now?

What if, following the filing and registering of the birth information listing you as the father, you discover that you’re not the father?

The Ohio Revised Code lists specific circumstances that must occur in order for you to rescind your acknowledgment of parenthood.  These circumstances are as follows…

1. Not later than SIXTY days

What Is The Dilemma Posed When a Child Born During a Marriage is not “Issue” of the Marriage?

Factual Scenario:

John and Jane Doe have a six-year marriage and no children.  They have come upon difficult times in their marriage.  They are encountering financial difficulties and are literally living from paycheck to paycheck.  John is drinking more than usual to cope with the financial difficulties of the family.  Both are worried about the security of their positions of employment.  They decide to separate to determine if their marriage can be salvaged or if they should terminate their marriage by divorce or dissolution.

Both parties begin to date other persons during their separation from one another.   Jane becomes pregnant with her “boyfriend’s” child.  The boyfriend, Jeff, feels as though he was trapped into an unwanted and unplanned pregnancy and breaks up with Jane.  Jane decides that she wants to try to reconcile with her husband, and they do reconcile and begin living together again as Husband and Wife.  Six months later, a child is born and is named Aiden Doe.  Because Aiden was born during the marriage of John and Jane Doe, he is presumed to be born as “issue” of … Read More... “Paternity Issues: When A Child Is Born During A Separation”