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Joan L. Collier practices law in Ventura County, CA at the Law Office of Joan L. Collier. Her practice helps people throughout the Ventura Beach Communities, the Conejo Valley, Heritage Valley, and Ojai Valley : including the cities of Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ventura, Camarillo, Westlake Village, Agoura, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Newbury Park, Moorpark, Oak Park, Santa Paula, Fillmore, and Ojai.
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Contact me to schedule a consultation about matters relating to:
- Voluntary declaration of paternity
- Petitions to establish a parental relationship
- Custodial parental move away cases
- Child support issues
- DNA testing to establish parental relations
Overturning a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity
In many cases, fathers sign a voluntary declaration of paternity in the hospital, acknowledging that they are the father of the child. This declaration needs to be overturned when the mother subsequently admits that another man was actually the father. It requires legal action for the voluntary declaration to be withdrawn.
Establishing Parental Relations
A Petition to Establish Parental Relations is a legal action that legally compels a man to submit to testing to determine fatherhood of a child. California Courts use the results to determine whether child support obligations and visitation rights should be enforced. Either the mother or the father can file a petition, whether or not a marriage occurred. This often happens at the break up of non-married domestic partners in which a child was born to the couple but no automatic obligation of child support or visitation rights exists under the law.
Call or Email for Help from a Lawyer Who Only Practices Family Law
I will help you resolve your most complex paternity law issues. For a free consultation contact me today at 805-981-3909 or send an email.
Paternity Issues
Ventura, California, Paternity Law Attorney
Paternity law refers to any family law matters involving parents who were never legally married. Under California law, paternity must be established in order to file a petition for child support or to declare your visitation rights. The Law Office of Joan L. Collier can assist you in any phase of your paternity issue.
