Paternity

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These pages provide information for parents who are unmarried and need court orders to establish parenting time, custody and child support. 

This page will provide information for parents who are unmarried and need court orders to establish parenting time, custody and child support.  A paternity suit is brought when a Court order is needed to identify the father of a child. This legal action allows the court to order child support and make orders about parenting time. Paternity issues may arise under some of the following circumstances:
Kansas Paternity Law Review: DNA Tests, Birth Certificates, and Legal Presumptions Wrong Father’s Name on the Birth Certificate Question: I signed the birth certificate of a child thinking she was mine.  I have since learned that the child is not mine. The mother has filed for child support and I had papers served on me. Is there anything I can do to get my name taken off the birth certificate? What should I do now?  

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