Paternity establishment refers to the process of determining the legal father of a child. When a child is born to unmarried parents, the child has no legal father. In New York, unmarried parents can establish paternity in two ways:
Teen Parents
Regardless of how old the parents are when their child is born, parents have the legal responsibility to support their child until the child is 21 years old. The following provides the information most requested for teen parents:
Overview of New York State Child Support Services
For anyone who applies, the child support program provides the following services. These services are provided jointly by the New York State Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) and each of the 58 local district Child Support Enforcement Units (CSEU).
What You Need to Know About Child Support Hearings and Services
The following video give you some important information about how to file a petition so you can request a child support hearing along with what happens in child support hearings. It goes on to explain a little about the Child Support Agency and its role.
Child Support Services in New York State
The following provides information about child support services, who can apply for services, how support is established, information parents need to provide to obtain services, and contact information for the program.
Collaborative Family Law & Divorce
Collaborative Family Law is a problem-solving process that gives divorcing parties and their lawyers a way to end a marriage and restructure families without the stress, delay, and expense of litigation.
Divorce – Parent Education & Awareness Program Handbook
This Parent Education and Awareness Program Handbook is offered to help you better understand the effects of your breakup on your children and to give you information and ideas about how you can make this new family situation easier and more livable for yourself and your children. Your children can come through the separation or divorce process and develop into healthy, well-adjusted individuals.
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