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According to the CDC, about 40% of babies in the U.S. are born to unmarried women. When a couple is not married, the paternity of the child is not automatic. The parents must establish paternity through the courts.

When you and your spouse are considering divorce, one of the steps you may take is to live apart. Living apart, also called physical separation, is not the same as legal separation. A legal separation allows you and your spouse the ability to make critical decisions about the distribution of assets, child custody and support issues, and more.

When someone wants to make a modification to the child custody or support agreement in the court order, it is a good idea to talk to an experienced family law attorney as soon as possible.

When a child is born, it is one of the happiest days in a family’s life. A child has two biological parents, yet many of today’s families are not traditional in that sense. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 30% of families are headed by only one parent. There are more than 13 million […]

Every child is born with two biological parents. A child’s parents have both responsibilities and rights. When parents are married, the husband is typically presumed to be the father. When parents are unmarried, paternity is not necessarily a given fact. The parents must take steps to establish the biological father. Until this step is completed, […]