Paternity

She Didn’t Put Me on the Birth Certificate … Do I Have Any Rights?

By Jason E Swango|April 6th, 2020|Categories: Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Parental Rights, Paternity|Tags: Acknowledgement of Paternity, AOP, Code of Virginia, parental rights, paternal rights, VBFR, Virginia Birth Father Registry, Virginia code|Comments Off

I Don’t Think the Child I’ve Raised is Mine … How Do I Challenge Paternity?

By Jason E Swango|October 7th, 2019|Categories: Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Paternity|Tags: challenge paternity, Code of Virginia, disestablish paternity, paternity testing, question paternity, Virginia code, Virginia family law, Virginia Law, Virginia Paternity Establishment Program, VPEP|Comments Off

My Ex is Pregnant … Should I Be Going to All The Appointments?

By Jason E Swango|April 17th, 2019|Categories: Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Parental Rights, Paternity|Tags: Code of Virginia, fathers' rights during pregnancy, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, pregnancy and custody, proving paternity, Virginia code|Comments Off

Can My Child Be Put Up for Adoption Without My Permission?

By Jason E Swango|April 6th, 2018|Categories: Adoption, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Paternity|Tags: Code of Virginia, Department of Social Services, DSS, Putative Father Registry, Virginia Birth Father Registry, Virginia code, Virginia Law|Comments Off

I Signed the Birth Certificate, Then Found Out I’m Not the Father. What’s Next?

By Jason E Swango|April 2nd, 2018|Categories: Children & Parenting, Family Law, Paternity|Tags: Acknowledgement of Paternity, AOP, Code of Virginia, Department of Social Services, DSS, establishment of paternity, rebuttable presumption, Virginia code, Virginia Law|Comments Off

Can I Get Custody If I’m Not on the Birth Certificate?

By Jason E Swango|March 7th, 2018|Categories: Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Parental Rights, Paternity|Tags: Acknowledgement of Paternity, AOP, Code of Virginia, establishment of paternity, legal determination of paternity, terminating parental rights, Virginia code, Virginia Law|Comments Off

What are My Rights as an Unmarried Father?

By Jason E Swango|January 8th, 2018|Categories: Child Custody, Child Support, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Paternity, Visitation|Tags: Code of Virginia, Stanley v. Illinois, Virginia code|Comments Off

How to Determine Paternity without a DNA Test

By Jason E Swango|December 29th, 2017|Categories: Adoption, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Paternity|Tags: Acknowledgement of Paternity, AOP, paternity through adoption|Comments Off

The Wolf & The Bonobo: The Brilliant Evolution of Fatherhood

By Jason E Swango|March 31st, 2017|Categories: Abandonment, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Paternity|Tags: bonobos, childhood development, Code of Virginia, evolution, foraging, hunter gatherers, research, Sears and Mace, U.S. Department of Education, Virginia code, wolves|Comments Off

I Want a Divorce but My Wife is Pregnant … What Should I Do?

By Jason E Swango|March 29th, 2017|Categories: Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Paternity|Tags: Code of Virginia, marriage counseling, pregnancy, Virginia code|Comments Off