paternity suit
Who's the dad?
A paternity suit is a legal action to establish whether a particular man is the biological father of a child, typically to determine child support obligations or inheritance rights.
The suit usually involves DNA testing to prove or disprove the alleged father's relationship to the child: She filed a paternity suit after he denied being the father.
Mandated parental financial contribution
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- wage garnishmentForced paycheck withholding for debt
- obligationRequired task or commitment
payments · enforcement · support order · financial responsibility · back pay · modification · income withholding · arrearage
Official or formal visit
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- parenting timeScheduled custody access
- joint custodyDivided parental legal responsibility
- sole custodyOne parent's complete authority
best interests · parental rights · custodial · noncustodial · parenting plan · access · legitimation · acknowledgment
Legal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- summonsFormal court notification
complaint · jurisdiction · testimony · evidence · subpoena · deposition · attorney · lawyer
Male parent, informal
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- disestablishmentWithdrawal of official status
- unwedNot hitched
Science of hereditary transmission
- testingExamining to evaluate
- swabAbsorbent cleaning implement
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- markersPens with porous tips
profiles · sequencing · ancestry · biological · inheritance · probability · exclusion · inclusion
child support
Mandated parental financial contribution
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- wage garnishmentForced paycheck withholding for debt
obligation · payments · enforcement · support order · financial responsibility · back pay · modification · income withholding · arrearage · establishment
visitation
Official or formal visit
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- parenting timeScheduled custody access
- joint custodyDivided parental legal responsibility
sole custody · best interests · parental rights · custodial · noncustodial · parenting plan · access · legitimation · acknowledgment · birth certificate
litigation
Legal dispute process
summons · complaint · jurisdiction · testimony · evidence · subpoena · deposition · attorney · lawyer · judge
dad
Male parent, informal
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- disestablishmentWithdrawal of official status
unwed · out-of-wedlock · illegitimacy · legitimacy · bonding
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- testingExamining to evaluate
- swabAbsorbent cleaning implement
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
markers · profiles · sequencing · ancestry · biological · inheritance · probability · exclusion · inclusion · match
- family lawchild custody, child support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions
- divorcedivorce court, divorce decree, divorce papers, divorce filing, divorce lawyer
- child custodychild custody, custody order, shared custody, sole custody, joint custody
- legal proceedingstrial, verdict, lawsuit, testimony, plea
- parentageparentage, maternity, fatherhood, motherhood, natural parent
paternity, suit, paternal, patriarch, patriarchy, patriarchal, patrician, patriot, patriotic