Paternity Attorneys Fighting for Mothers and Fathers Rights
We at the Pilkington Law Firm, PLLC, with offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Austin, Texas, guide fathers and mothers through the process of defending against or establishing paternity. Generally, a paternity case is a court action to determine if a person is the father of a child born out of wedlock. Commonly, these actions are brought to enforce support obligations. Timeliness in asserting your paternity and any rights to your child is crucial. For example, in Oklahoma, you only have the first two years of a child's life to bring a paternity action or your rights may be lost forever.
Contact the Austin and Tulsa paternity attorneys at Pilkington Law Firm toll free at toll free at 866-591-9408 (Tulsa) or 877-627-8540 (Austin) , or submit the form on this website to schedule a no-charge appointment, to review the facts of your paternity case, and to answer the questions you may have. We look forward to serving you, and we will provide the individual attention and personalized service that you deserve.
Benefits of being adjudicated as the father of a child can include sole or joint custody and/or visitation with your children. Another benefit of the legal acknowledgment of your fatherhood is the right to receive information regarding your child from schools and hospitals. Responsibilities include the duty to pay child support.
Fathers' Rights Attorneys
At the hospital, a father who signs the birth certificate and waiver states that he is the child's father. Technically a nonmarital father does not have rights to the child unless by a court order it is adjudicated that he is the father.
Contact Our Firm
If you have questions about paternity matters call lawyer Gilbert J. Pilkington, Jr. or Jeffrey A. Hensley toll free at 866-591-9408 (Tulsa) or Sarah E. Pilkington toll free at 877-627-8540 (Austin), or fill out the online form on this website for a free, no-pressure, case review. We will review your case and your options with their respective benefits and drawbacks, and any alternatives to the legal process that you may have. Also for more information watch our short paternity video clip.
