When a child is born to unmarried parents in Florida, paternity is not automatically established for the father. Establishing paternity is a legal prerequisite for a father's right to seek time-sharing and parental responsibility, and it is also the basis for child support obligations. Paternity can be established voluntarily through a written acknowledgment signed by both parents, or through a court action in which genetic testing may be ordered.
For Sunrise fathers who want to establish their legal relationship with a child and seek formal time-sharing rights, or for mothers seeking child support from a father who has not acknowledged paternity, a family law attorney in Sunrise handles the process from filing through final order. Brodzki Jacobs represents both mothers and fathers in paternity proceedings throughout Broward County.
