Paternity

DNA Testing to Establish Paternity

Determining paternity can be an emotionally charged process, whether you are the mother or the alleged father. In addition, it can lead to serious changes in your life and the life of the child.

Establishing paternity will lead to changes in your life and the life of the child. Talk with a lawyer about your options.

If you are found to be the father, you may owe child support. You can also gain the right to be a part of your child's life. If testing reveals that the man is not the father, the mother may be unable to receive child support and the man will have no visitation rights. At my Charleston, West Virginia, law office, I advise clients about the possible consequences of requesting and taking a paternity test.

For any question related to paternity and DNA testing, contact my Charleston law office. Call attorney Shawn Taylor at 304-345-5959.

Paternity testing procedure is easy and painless

Paternity can be established by a DNA test that is administered by a painless procedure that involves rubbing a Q-tip along the inside of the man's cheek. The genetic code gathered is then matched with the child's, which is collected in the same way. Such tests can determine with great accuracy whether the man is the father of the child.

You can have a DNA exam before being required to pay child support

If you have been served with pleadings seeking child support, you are entitled to have a DNA test before the child support order is issued. If the test reveals you are not the father, you will owe no child support

You can use the results of a DNA test to obtain parenting time

If you are being denied access to a child that you believe is yours, you may be able to get parenting time if a DNA test reveals you are the father.

I represent people seeking child support, people defending against child support orders, and people hoping to have parenting time with a child. A DNA test can help determine how such matters are resolved. To discuss any matter related to paternity, contact my Charleston, West Virginia, law office. Call Shawn Taylor, PLLC, at 304-345-5959.