Experienced Paternity Lawyer Helping Unmarried Parents In Portage
A paternity test is an important and necessary tool for any person looking to establish or disestablish paternity. The determination of paternity could allow you to enforce support or parenting time. It could also disestablish paternity, freeing you from any responsibilities or obligations to a child who is not yours. We are experienced in protecting the financial and legal interests of our clients involved in paternity disputes in southwest Michigan.
I am Joseph W. Vander Horst. As a family law attorney for over 30 years, I can help you pursue lawful paternity tests to protect your legal and financial interests with regard to a child.
Please reach out to my firm, Vander Horst Law Office PC, for assistance with any of the following:
- Paternity tests: DNA
- Parental rights
- Parenting time
- Paternity laws
- Divorce
- Spousal support
If you’re a mother, you want to make sure that you are financially secure after the birth of your child. I can help you establish paternity to ensure your legal rights are protected and enforced.
If you are pregnant or have recently had a child and are interested in establishing paternity for purposes of child support collection, my firm can assist you. It is critical that you establish paternity early on to ensure that your rights are protected and that you are entitled to future financial security.
As an experienced lawyer, I can also assist fathers in establishing paternity so that they are entitled to visitation rights. If you are a father interested in visitation rights or parenting time with your child, you must establish paternity. Conversely, if you do not believe you are the father of a child, you need to disestablish paternity as soon as possible to avoid paying support. It is very difficult to disestablish paternity after you have already been obligated to pay child support.
Need Help With Paternity Rights? Let’s Take Action Now.
Don’t delay in protecting your rights and your child’s future. Whether you’re seeking to establish paternity for support, secure visitation rights or contest paternity claims, timing is crucial.
Call 269-348-7109 today for a confidential consultation, or reach out online. With 30 years of family law experience in Portage and Kalamazoo County, I’ll help guide you through the paternity process.