Florida Paternity Law With Minors

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Across the United States each year, a large percentage of children are born to unmarried parents. State law requires the father to support the child financially, but sometimes the father is hesitant to officially acknowledge paternity of the child. This Paternity Laws and Procedures Handbook provides state-specific paternity resources for establishing paternity, and discusses the relevant law and procedures in a general, and easily understood manner. A law summary of the paternity laws in your state is provided. Voluntary paternity establishment and paternity establishment through court action are discussed, as is the genetic testing that the court may order to confirm paternity in doubtful cases. Reading this Handbook will allow you to go forward in the paternity establishment process with the confidence of knowing what to expect at each turn, and provide you with the points of contact in your state for the people and resources that can help you and your child succeed.
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New Florida Law Grants Equal Parental Rights to Unwed Fathers Effective July 1st. A new Florida law effective as of July 1 gives fathers whose children were born out of wedlock equal parental rights in the Sunshine State.

In Florida, mothers do not have the legal obligation to notify the father nor do they have to obtain the father's consent to do so.

The new law allows fathers the same rights and responsibilities as mothers. This means fathers who have established paternity can now actively participate in their child's life outside of paternity proceedings.

If a man is not listed on a child's birth certificate, he has no legal right to make decisions for the child or enforce visitation. Therefore, the father does not have a right to participate in decisions about the child's living arrangement, education, healthcare, religious upbringing, or extracurricular activities.

Even if a father signs a child's birth certificate, he will still need to file a Petition to Establish Paternity with the court if he and the child's mother are unmarried. Furthermore, a person cannot file this type of petition until he or she has lived in the state for at least six months.

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