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11-17-2005, 06:12 PM
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Establishing paternity from overseas
Hello,
I'm Spanish and I'm living in Spain, my ex-girlfriend is Mexican and is living in California and she's pregnant.
I wanted to live in California to take care of my child but it seems she has cutted all the communications with me.
How can I do to have the hope to know my future child?? And how can I do to declare him when he will born? I don't know when he will born and I even haven't got a postal address...
Thank you
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11-17-2005, 06:57 PM
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Ex-Girlfriend
Is your ex-girlfriend a U.S. citizen or legal U.S. resident?
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11-18-2005, 06:34 AM
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She's legal U.S. resident
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11-18-2005, 11:03 AM
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Establishing Paternity
You can commence a paternity action to establish your rights. You should consult a lawyer now, such that you are able to get papers filed quickly after the birth of the child. If paternity is denied, the paternity proceedings will require a DNA test, now ordinarily performed on the basis of a cheek swab, to establish paternity. You may have to travel to California to participate in court proceedings.
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11-18-2005, 02:08 PM
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ok thank you very much Aaron.
I still have have some interrogations in my mind...
1/ I'd like to know after having established paternity what sort of rights I'll have on my child (custody, number of days I can be with him by year, where I can be authorized to meet him, last name...).
2/And if I don't know the date of the birth and where he will live, what will happen?
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11-18-2005, 05:32 PM
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Quoting alexl
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1/ I'd like to know after having established paternity what sort of rights I'll have on my child (custody, number of days I can be with him by year, where I can be authorized to meet him, last name...).
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That's determined on a case-by-case basis.
Quoting alexl
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2/And if I don't know the date of the birth and where he will live, what will happen?
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If you can't find the mother, or don't know her present address, you should discuss strategies with your lawyer about how to effect proper service.
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