The state of Illinois presumes that a husband of a mother who gives birth is the baby’s father. However, if the mother is unmarried, there is no presumption of paternity so paternity must be established to ensure the financial support of the child. Sometimes unmarried parents will enter into an informal child support agreement. However,…Read More
Establishing Paternity
A biological mother or someone who believes they are the parent to a child may also establish parentage in court by filing a petition. At the hearing, the petitioner will testify before the judge and genetic testing will be ordered. If genetic testing proves parentage, child support will be ordered. Failure to respond to an…Read More
Illinois Paternity Dispute Lawyers
Our Libertyville, Illinois paternity dispute lawyers can assist you with issues of paternity from seeking support of a child to asserting your legal rights as a parent to a child born out of wedlock. Paternity is a legal relationship between a father and his child when he is not married to the mother. Depending on…Read More
Fathers’ Rights in Custody and Adoption Cases in Illinois
In our last post, we discussed how Lamar Sally, the husband of The View co-host Sherri Shepherd, has asked for full legal and physical custody of the couple’s unborn baby boy, who will be arriving in July via surrogacy. As we discussed, when deciding custody matters, courts are beginning to recognize that both parents —…Read More
