Legitimation and Paternity Lawyer

Legitimation and Paternity Lawyer

Legitimation and paternity actions are legal proceedings by which unmarried parents of minor children may obtain court orders to establish child support, custody, and visitation rights to children.  These matters are often consensual and non-adversarial between parents and serve to provide financial and emotional stability to non-traditional families.   However, legitimation may also be used as a tool for an unwed biological father to challenge a mother’s adoption plan, and in such cases may be hotly and aggressively contested.

Here to Serve:

Wilcox Legal Services, LLC, has experience in legitimation and paternity actions.  We stand ready to:

• Provide pre-birth advice regarding the rights and obligations of single parents
• Advise adoptive families of the likelihood of a legitimation-related contested adoption and take steps to minimize conflict
• Represent birth parents in legitimation or paternity actions
• Represent adoptive parents in contested paternity actions

Please call us now to request an appointment.