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While blood tests are normally
Planning a family is a big respon
used, there are other ways to decide
sibility. But having a family without
paternity suits. If y ou were a married
planning is sometimes an even bigger
couple and were living together w hen
responsibility.
the baby was conceived, the husband
’ Both parents have a legal obliga
is automatically considered the legal
tion to support their children If you re
a mother going it alone because the father If married but not living to
gether, the law still recognizes the
man who fathered your child won t
husband as the father, unless he chal
own up, you can sue and force him to
lenges it. If the husband is not the
help out This is called a paternity , or
filiation, suit. A judge will decide if father in either case, call a lawyer.
There are several way s to handle this
the man you name is actually your
child’s father. To file a suit, simply situation.
If, as the father, y ou want to claim
call the district attorney or a private
paternity,
y ou can avoid going to court
lawyer. If you’re on welfare, the Sup
altogetherby signing, with the mother,
port Enforcement Division (SED) may
a sworn statement naming you as the
start the suit for you and try to get a
father To get a Declaration of Pater
support order.
Men named in paternity suits have nity (Form VS 21), simply call the
rights too If you’re not the father, find Health Division (229-5895 in the Port
a lawy er as soon as you’re served with land area, or 1-800-238-5355 for the
court papersand filea response within rest of the state). Sign the form, have
it notarized and return it to the Health
30 days. Be sure not to miss any court
Division.
hearings or depositions (question ses
If you are the father, but have
sion), because you could be declared
never
admitted paternity and want to
the legal father and ordered to pay
see
your
kid, you can try to work
child support. If, as the mother, you
something
out with the mother How
disagree with what the father has an
ever,
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child,
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also get a lawyer to file your own
nized as the child’s father and ask for
response within 30 days.
To determine who is a father, visitation rights But, beware, y ou may
courts can and often do use blood also be ordered to pay child support.
Multnomah County Legal Aid
samples from the accused man, the
Service
pros ides legal advice and rep
mother and the child. These tests can
resentation
to low-income people liv
be expensive, costing anywhere from
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in
Multnomah
County who have
$275 to $500. If SED is suing you, and
family
law
problems
Appointments
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required to pay. The judge will decide Office (on the Portland Community
who pays for the tests, often based on College Cascade Campus) at 295-
w hether or not they identify the father. 9494.
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