DNA & Paternity - What You Should Know
In order for a child to receive the proper life, Paternity testing holds high importance. Depending on your location, Paternity tests may cost anywhere within the range of $400-$2,000. While this cost may seem like a high expense, having knowledge of the birth father holds high importance for the child’s future. If there is any question in the mother’s mind of who the father is, get a paternity test as soon as possible to ensure that the child has a proper life, and get it done by someone working proper locum doctors jobs that will stand up in court. Even if the father has nothing to do with the child, knowing the father is important for other reasons.
Knowing the birth father’s identity allow legal access to social security, inheritance and veteran’s benefits for the child. Additionally, it provides the newborn with accurate medical history, and the ability to predict and diagnose diseases easier and more accurately.
Many states require that when a baby is born out of wedlock, that the unmarried couple fill an AOP (Acknowledgment of Paternity) form. Once the unmarried couple sends the AOP to the Bureau of Vital statistic in the parent’s residing state, the father listed on the AOP form is recorded as the legal father of the child.
If the mother becomes pregnant and is married, or has not been divorced for over 300 days, then the husband of the mother is assumed to be the father. If the husband is not the father, then the biological father must sign a AOP form, and the husband must also sign a form denying the paternity. If the husband refuses to sign the denial, the only option for the biological father has no option, but to take the husband to court in order to establish paternity. If taken to court, the court will preform a DNA and paternity test on both alleged fathers. The results of this test will establish the true paternity.
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