San Jose Paternity Actions Lawyer
Are you an unmarried parent who is fighting for your parental visitation rights? Are you the custodial parent of a child, objecting to a non-custodial parent's demands for parenting time? Perhaps you are seeking to prove paternity of a man who denies fatherhood, or for yourself, to gain access to your child.
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At the Law Office of Victor M. Castro, we are ready to help you resolve any type of paternity matter. From seeking DNA tests to prove paternity to fighting for parenting time or to enforce child support obligations, you can turn to us for help. Attorney Victor Castro has been working on behalf of mothers and fathers with paternity issues for more than 27 years. Contact us for a free initial telephone consultation.
We are ready to help you with all paternity concerns, including:
- Custody and visitation rights
- Child support
- Custody issues for domestic partners
- Changes in visitation schedule
- Relocation, move-away issues
Will You Have to Go to Court Over a Paternity Issue?
Court cases for establishing parental rights arise in a variety of circumstances:
- Where children are born during a marriage
- Where there is no marriage and the parents resided together
- Where parents married or attempted to marry after the birth of a child or children
- Where the parents never resided together
Why Isn't Paternity Automatically Assumed When the Mother Says So?
Paternity is legally presumed in certain circumstances:
- When the child is born while the mother and her husband were cohabiting
- By a voluntary declaration of paternity
- By legal presumptions created by statute
- By an action for paternity
Are You Seeking a Genetic Test to Prove Paternity?
The court may order the mother, child, and alleged father to submit to genetic tests as long as the case is within a specific time after the birth.
If a person refuses to submit to court-ordered tests, the court may resolve the question of paternity against that party or enforce its order if the rights of others and the interest of justice so require. A party's refusal to submit to the test is admissible in evidence in any proceeding to determine paternity.
Contact us to schedule a consultation with attorney Victor Castro today. We represent clients throughout Silicon Valley and the San Jose, California, metro region.
