The Paternity Lawyers to Choose for Your Upcoming Case in Trinity, FL

If you and your child’s mother weren’t married at the time your child was born, but your name is included on the birth certificate, you still have parental rights, correct? Unfortunately, that’s not how it works in Florida. In this state, when a child is born to unwed parents, the mother is automatically considered to be the sole natural guardian—and thus the only one entitled to parental responsibility (custody)—until the father affirmatively enforces his rights.

If you’re in Trinity, Florida, you can rely on the skilled paternity lawyers at the Law Offices of Audrey A. Jefferis, P.A., to help you establish your parental rights. We exclusively focus on family law matters, and we have extensive experience with the paternity establishment process.

How to Establish Your Parental Rights

When you entrust your case to our firm, the first thing our paternity lawyers will do is file a notice with Florida’s Putative Father Registry. This serves two main purposes:

• It puts all of the parties on notice that there’s a pending paternity claim.
• It ensures you’ll be notified when any action is filed relating to your child (e.g., a petition to terminate parental rights or a petition for adoption).

Next, we’ll file an action for paternity, wherein we’ll ask the court to legally establish your rights as a father. Our paternity lawyers have considerable courtroom experience, and you can rest assured that we’ll zealously advocate on your behalf.

Meet With a Paternity Lawyer

Given how complicated the paternity establishment process can be, it’s important to have a trained advocate on your side. Contact the Law Offices of Audrey A. Jefferis, P.A., today, and we’ll be happy to arrange an initial consultation at either of our offices—Trinity, FL, is directly between our main office in New Port Richey and our satellite office in Palm Harbor. We look forward to learning about your case and telling you more about what our paternity lawyers can do to help establish your rights as a father.