
Parentage: What is it and Why it’s Important
It's important for the child and the parents. If a baby is born to a married couple in the state of California, the court will automatically assume that the husband is the father of the child unless it is brought into question during the child’s first two years of life. When the parents of a child are not married, a court must make a legal decision to determine a child’s legal parents. This is a Parentage case.
In the event that the potential father has been living with a