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Determining Paternity in California

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What does a fatherhood test actually determine in the state of California…and what happens when an individual is determined to be considered a child’s father? Establishing paternity in California means that the court will determine who the legal and biological father of a child is. This can be accomplished by either the parents or the courts; the child’s legal father is responsible for supporting his child and in so doing, has the right to demand the child remain in his life. Visitation and custody come into play once paternal parentage has been legally established. Of course, some obvious reasons for establishing paternal...