Paternity

Barbara E. McNamara - Divorce & Family Law Attorney

Paternity. It's a fancy word for a simple question: "Who is the father?"

These cases can often be very difficult, very emotional, and very important.

If you're a single mother, you may want to launch paternity in an effort to gain financial support from a deadbeat dad. You might even be inadvertently drawn into a paternity suit if you file for welfare or food stamps—the county or state may want to determine who the child's father is, in an effort to get him to pay child support.

If you're the father, you may feel you are unfairly being denied access to your child. Perhaps you are being forced to pay support for a child that is not yours.

Regardless of your situation, at the Law Office of Barbara E. McNamara, we can help you determine what your rights are—and protect them—in this fast-changing area of the law.

We can:

• Help the woman determine the father of her child
  
  
• Protect the privacy of either party
  
  
• Move the case through the legal process expeditiously
  
  
• Work to compel paternity testing from uncooperative partners
  
  
• Guard the rights of either party in decisions regarding pregnancy
  
  
• Help children to determine their biological fathers
  
  
• Aid in securing financial responsibility from fathers
  
  
• Help fathers gain child custody and visitation rights with their children

Paternity law cases can arise from a couple who has not been together long, lived together for an extended amount of time, or met for just one night.

In the end, a paternity law case is about solutions and not overzealous litigation. What is sometimes forgotten—especially by many new and unlikely parents—is that the big picture may include a young and innocent child.

For more information about California paternity law, or to schedule an appointment with a dedicated lawyer, please contact me.

The Law Office of Barbara E. McNamara
12361 Lewis Street, Suite 101
Garden Grove, CA 92840 
Office: (714) 740-2542
Fax: (714) 740-2544
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The Law Office of Barbara McNamara serves clients throughout Orange County, California, including the cities of Newport Beach, Irvine, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Anaheim, Corona Del Mar, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, and Orange.