Kansas Child Custody and Paternity Attorney
Child Custody and Visitation When it comes to custody and visitation, the goal is to set up custody and visitation right the first time and lessen the need for future changes. Johnson County offers free mediation to help parents develop and agree on a custody and visitation plan. Parents are much more likely to stick to the individualized plan they have worked out than they are to follow a court-imposed solution. Fathers and mothers have the same rights and responsibilities as to their children. The custodial parent does not own the children. We support the non-custodial parent's rights to frequent visitation and involvement in their children's lives. For example, we will make sure that the non-custodial parent gets notice of important events, such as parent-teacher conferences, choir concerts, and other school functions; and receives important documents, such as report cards, and medical records. Let an attorney at our firm explain the differences, benefits, and drawbacks of the different types of custody: sole custody, shared custody, and joint custody. Contact us today to schedule your free initial consultation regarding child custody and visitation. Paternity Actions The legal process of legally determining the father of a child is called paternity. Both parents have equal responsibility for raising their children. They both have a duty to support the children and both have the right to be an active co-parent in the lives of the children. Many Kansas paternity cases often begin when a woman applies for state aid or health insurance for her children. When the State provides those services, it requires the woman to name the father of her children, so the State can recover its money from him. If the parents never married, the State will request a DNA test to prove who the father is. If the test establishes a man as the father, he will gain all the rights of a father as well as the support obligations of a father. Another common paternity case is when an unmarried mother starts treating the child as her private property and ignoring the father’s rights by denying him access to the children. The father’s only recourse is to file a paternity case and get judicially established as the child's father. Then the mother will have to start allowing him a father’s rights to time and involvement with their child. In addition to custody and paternity issues, we represent clients in any subsequent matters, such as the establishment of an effective child support order. Contact a paternity and child custody lawyer at the law firm of Fletcher & Rohrbaugh, LLP today. |
Child Custody & Paternity
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