Paternity Flashcards
If Q asks about challenging paternity, what should answer begin with?
Until a court orders otherwise, M is entitled to primary care and custody of child born out of wedlock.
H and W are married. Have baby. H says it’s not his. What’s the evidentiary standard?
Clear and convincing.
H/W have child. Get divorced, so there’s FJDOM. Someone wants to challenge that patenrity adjudication. Can they?
Yes, under 12.540. (But can third party?)
M/F pregnant. Have child. M/F get married. Is child legitimate?
Yes, upon marriage.
M/F are married. Get pregnant. Divorce. Baby born after divorce. Is child legitimate?
Yes, but presumption can be overcome.
H/W married. Get a divorce. H says kid isn’t born of marriage. Will he have to pay child support?
Potentially.
M/F have child. There’s a contested case and F is deemed to be father of kid. He’s not, though. Can child come challenge paternity?
If FJ determines paternity, no.
Can you bring paternity action under UIFSA?
Yes, but can’t determine custody.
M/F have child in GA. GA determines F is father. Everyone moves to FL. Someone wants to challenge paternity in FL. What’s next?
Dismiss - res judicata. BUT. FL could do disestablishment of paternity.
F signs voluntary acknowledgment of paternity. Does that conclusively determine paternity?
Initially, rebuttable presumption of paternity.
After 60 days with no challenge, it’s consclusive.
F signs voluntary acknowledgment of paternity. After 90 days, he wants to rescind. Can he?
Can only challenge for fraud, duress, material mistake of fact.
Kid born to W while married to H. H/W stipulate that it’s not H’s and no duty to support. Is child legitimate? Does H have duty after to support?
Yes. H has no duty to support child?.
H/W married and have kid. Buzz wants to challenge paternity. What’s the evidentiary standard to overcome presumption of legitmacy?
Clear and convincing evidence.
H/W adopt child. Birth father dies. Can child inherit from birth father?
No, all ties severed after adoption.
Unless will, i suppose
M/F have baby. Not married. Will F’s name go on birth certificate?
Only if M/F both sign consenting affidavit.
M/F not married. Sign acknowledgment of paternity in hospital. Does this establish paternity?
Yes.
M/F not married. Sign acknowledgment of paternity in hospital. Can this be challenged?
Paternity can be disestablished only for fraud, duress, material mistake of fact.
Buzz wants DOR to establish paternity and child support over his kid. Can they?
No, buzz isn’t receiving govt services
Where is venue for paternity actions?
County where either M or F live.
How do you get long-arm J over possible father who isn’t in FL?
Allege he had sex in FL which may have conceived this kid
H/W have kid. FJDOM entered. Buzz thinks kid is his. Can Buzz file paternity action under 742?
No.
F wants to question paternity of child born during marriage. Wants DNA test. What does court look at?
Privette test:
1) complaint factually accurate
2) compalint brought in good faith and likely to be supported by evidence,
3) if DNA makes illigeitmate, that’s in child’s BIC.