Parenting and Paternity Awareness

Session 3

State Mandated Course Aug 2013

What is Paternity?

Biological father - is the guy whose sperm caused the baby to be conceived

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Presumed father – (A.N.S story)

husband of the baby’s mother at the time of birth (is not always the same person) or within 300 days of the birth.

He is always the legal father unless he denies paternity!

Alleged father - man not married to the mother and says he is the biological father but this has not been proven by testing yet

Legal father -

man whose name appears on the birth certificate or he signed the AOP form and is responsible for support of the child

Birth Certificate in TX:

• Mother’s name goes automatically on birth certificate

• If married, the husband's name will be placed on the certificate, unless he denies that he is the biological father.

If not married:

NO FATHER’S NAME unless the baby’s parents take steps to establish legal fatherhood or “paternity”

If boy denies that he is the father, he can be ordered to submit to paternity testing.

Moms should contact Office of the Attorney General for help with this.

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Watch Segment 3 Video, both parts

Session 3 and Power of Two Parents

AOP Form - to establish paternity

Acknowledgement of Paternity Form

See sample form

GUYS:

When in doubt....don’t fill it out!

Why is paternity important?

Judge decides

• Custody

• Visitation

• Child support payments

• Medical support payments

Not paternity!!!!!!!!!!

•Unmarried father?

•Unmarried mother?

•Child of unmarried parents?

Discuss in groups

How do you establish paternity?

Do you need an attorney to do this?

How can you prove paternity?

Does paternity have to be proven through genetic testing?

How ready do you think you would be to deal with childbirth?

Legalese GamePaternity

Biological father

Alleged father

Presumed father

Legal father

Visitation

Access

Child support

InheritanceAOP

DNA testing

DNA

Rescind

Duress

Fraud

Court

Witness

Custodial parent

Non-custodial parent