How long after the child is born can paternity be established?
Both Michigan and federal laws permit paternity actions to be started anytime before the child reaches the age of 18. But, you should not wait to establish paternity. Your child has the right to expect regular and continued emotional and financial support from both parents. Give your child the best possible chance in life by getting paternity established now! When can the father’s name be put on the birth certificate? If the mother is married, her husband’s name will be recorded on the birth certificate. In other circumstances: • if the mother has been divorced or widowed for less than ten months, her husband at the time of conception will be named on the birth certificate, or • if the mother was not married at the time of conception or birth, the father’s name can be placed on the birth certificate if an Affidavit of Parentage has been signed and notarized. • birth certificates are not automatically changed when an Affidavit of Parentage is filed, unless the change is made at the birt
Both Michigan and federal laws permit paternity actions to be started anytime before the child reaches the age of 18. But, you should not wait to establish paternity. Your child has the right to expect regular and continued emotional and financial support from both parents. Give your child the best possible chance in life by getting paternity established now! When can the father’s name be put on the birth certificate? If the mother is married, her husband’s name will be recorded on the birth certificate. In other circumstances: • if the mother has been divorced or widowed for less than ten months, her husband at the time of conception will be named on the birth certificate, or • if the mother was not married at the time of conception or birth, the father’s name can be placed on the birth certificate if an Affidavit of Parentage has been signed and notarized. Birth certificates are not automatically changed when an Affidavit of Parentage is filed, unless the change is made at the birth
Michigan law permits paternity actions to be started anytime before the child reaches the age of 18. However, a mother should not wait to establish paternity. Your child has the right to expect regular and continued emotional and financial support from both parents. Give your child the best possible chance in life by getting paternity established now! SUPPORT What is a “support order”? A support order means any order entered by the Circuit Court which requires the payment of money for child support, spousal support (alimony), medical, dental and other health care expenses, child care expenses, and educational expenses. How do I get a court order regarding child support? Support orders can be obtained under at least four different public acts: (1) The Paternity Act, (2) The Family Support Act, (3) The Emancipation Act, or (4) The Divorce Act. A Complaint or Petition requesting an Order of Support must be filed in the Family Division of the Circuit Court. If both parties (as well as the
Colorado law allows a paternity action to be started anytime before the child reaches the age of 18 and in some circumstances up to age 21. If the parents name the child after the father, does this establish paternity or give the father any rights? No. Naming the child after the father does not establish paternity or give the father any rights.
