Paternity Lawyers in Miami & Ft Lauderdale

Paternity proceedings are used to legally identify a child’s father.  Such proceedings are often brought to identify the biological father of a child born out of wedlock in order to obtain child support from the father.  The state may assert a paternity proceeding to obtain support from the father if the mother received public assistance for the child.  Paternity is generally established by genetic blood testing.  If a father's paternity is established, the father may assert parental rights to custody, and the child may assert claims of inheritance, workers’ compensation, or wrongful death based upon the father/child relationship.