Illinois Paternity Laws According to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, paternity is a legal relationship between a father and a child. It is the fundamental basis of...

The establishment of paternity is a pivotal legal process, with profound implications for both the parents and the child involved. In Illinois, one significant mechanism to legally identify a child's...

The question of when to sign a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is quite common. Roughly 40 percent of today’s births are outside wedlock. This percentage has almost doubled since 1990....

Under Illinois law, paternity is presumed when the mother is married — meaning no action is required to make her husband the legal father of the child. For unmarried couples,...

As defined by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, paternity is a legal relationship between a father and a child. If a man learns he is not the...

In Illinois, paternity forms the basis of a father’s parental rights and parental responsibilities. For married men, paternity is rather simple — a man is assumed to be the father...

“VAP”; You will probably hear this legalese around courtrooms handling paternity cases. But, what is it? A Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity, commonly referred to as a VAP, is a document...

If you share a child with your partner, it is very important to establish paternity in Illinois. This applies to men who have a child born out of wedlock.  Under...

As goes with all legal documents, it is important to understand what you are signing. Not only must you read the form thoroughly, knowing the future ramifications of signing is...

In most states in the United States, if you are the biological father of a child, you may be held liable for child support, should you and the biological mother...