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Paternity

Tampa Paternity Lawyer

At Law Offices of Kuske & Ragano, P.A. in Tampa, Florida, our attorneys strongly advocate for the rights of parents and non-parents in paternity actions, helping fathers gain legal recognition of paternity and the right to have relationships with their children, and helping mothers acquire the support necessary to raise their children.

In Florida, children conceived or born during marriage are presumed to be the children of the husband and the wife, and all parental rights and obligations belong to the husband and wife. A child born to an unmarried mother is not automatically presumed to be the unmarried father's child, and the unmarried father does not automatically have parental rights and obligations, including the right to custody or visitation and the obligation to pay child support.

Parties to paternity actions

Our lawyers help unmarried parents establishing paternity and parental rights and obligations. We are prepared to provide aggressive representation for such clients as the following: a mother seeking child support from her child's father, a father seeking parenting time with his child, or a man who is being forced to pay child support for a child that is not his.

Our lawyers will vigorously pursue our clients' cases. We will initiate paternity proceedings, arrange a paternity blood test and DNA paternity testing if paternity is being challenged or has not been established, and file a claim of paternity with the Florida Putative Father Registry (PFR).

We also assist clients with disestablishment of paternity, termination of parental rights, the Florida Adoption Act and dependency cases.

Issues related to paternity

More information is available on the following topics related to paternity, parental rights, and support:

Contact a Tampa lawyer at the Law Offices of Kuske & Ragano, P.A. today to arrange a consultation regarding paternity. Our offices are conveniently located in downtown Tampa, five minutes from the Hillsborough County Courthouse. By thoroughly examining all aspects of your case in order to determine the best way in which to proceed, we strive to gain the results you seek. Get in touch with our firm today to enlist an ally who is dedicated to aggressively fighting for your rights.