Recent Posts in Paternity Category
Posted on Sep 23, 2011 By Claery & Green
Although it took six years to enact, a change in Texas law will finally change the way that paternity influences child support cases. Under the old laws, even if a man established that a child he had ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2011 By Claery & Green
If you are hoping to establish whether or not you are the biological father of a child, you will need to file a paternity action with your local court or work with a Los Angeles family lawyer who can ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2011 By Claery & Green
A case before the Tennessee Supreme Court could be groundbreaking should the husband win. The case before the court is regarding paternity fraud. The couple, now divorced, will face one another in ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2011 By Claery & Green
Under Michigan law, when a child is born during a marriage, the man who is the husband at that time is named the baby's father. Under normal circumstances, this would not be a problem. However, ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2010 By Claery & Green
Nicholas McKee of Warfordsburg, PA was sentenced this week for fatally abusing his girlfriend's daughter. McKee, 23, received 35 years in prison for killing Bella Appel-McKee who was only five weeks ...
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Posted on Dec 4, 2010 By Claery & Green
Police in Tasmania are actively pushing for the law to allow police officers to obtain DNA samples from children under 10. This legislative amendment push involves a case regarding Gary John Devine, a ...
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Posted on Oct 29, 2010 By Claery & Green
Two immigrant families in Indianapolis are suing the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County. They argue that a state policy requiring social security numbers from a paternity affidavit ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2010 By Claery & Green
News sources say that a woman who claims she is the daughter of singer Michael Jackson is asking a Los Angeles court to reconsider her paternity case after a DNA testing request was denied last week. ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2010 By Claery & Green
In Iceland, it has been reported that legendary chess player Bobby Fischer is not the father of a Filipino girl. DNA tests of tissue samples taken from his corpse remain in Iceland. Thordur Bogason, ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2010 By Claery & Green
Top-ranked golfer Tiger Woods and his estranged wife Elin Nordegren are getting closer to finalizing their divorce . Both parties have agreed to the major terms of their divorce, and the proceedings ...
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Posted on Jun 12, 2010 By Kyle Puro, Attorney at Law, Claery and Green, LLP
Family law encompasses a wide variety of legal issues such as: child custody , support payments, divorce , domestic partnerships and restraining orders . As a family law attorney you are called upon ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2010 By Claery & Green
A legal action brought to determine a parent-child relationship is known as a paternity action . A paternity action will result in a court decree establishing the relationship and ordering custody, ...
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Posted on May 3, 2010 By Jim Green; JD, LLM, Attorney at Law
I just wanted to take a moment to thank Claery and Green's clients for providing me with an opportunity to meet their needs. Helping people who are going through difficult times has always been a deep ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2010 By Claery & Green
When is it necessary to take a paternity test? Paternity tests are taken to determine the biological father of a child. Sometimes paternity testing is done for nothing more than peace of mind. Other ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2010 By Claery & Green
An Ilinois judge has been asked to order a paternity test by a man who thinks he might be the biological father of a child of a woman in jail on cocaine related charges. Timothy M. Schmitt, a known ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2010 By Claery & Green
A lesbian couple from Santa Cruz has agreed to settle their paternity suit regarding their twin sons. The case centers around Kim T. Smith and Maggie Quale, who were joined in a committment ceremony ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2009 By Lance Claery
Disagreements regarding holiday child custody visitations frequently occur between separated parents. This is especially true during the period that includes Thanksgiving, Christmas/Winter Break, New ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2009 By Lance Claery
Going through a difficult divorce ? Disagreeing with your ex about child custody and visitation ? Dealing with domestic violence ? Ending a domestic partnership ? Fighting over child support or ...
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