Child Support and Paternity

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This section of PALawHelp.org has information and resources about Child Support and Paternity issues in Pennsylvania.

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Child Support

Child Support Chapter of the Family Law Handbook published by North Penn Legal Services. (2021)

Child Support

Information from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network on child support law.

Dauphin County: Navigating the Child Support Process

Information and instructional videos from the Dauphin County Self Help Center on navigating the child support process in Dauphin County.

Family Law Handbook

This handbook provides useful information about common Family Law issues. If you need Family Law help, this handbook has good suggestions about some of the most common areas of Family Law. This handbook also gives answers to commonly asked questions. (2021)

Paternity

In Pennsylvania, when a child is born to a woman who is unmarried, there is no legal relationship between the father and the child. A father of a child born to an unmarried woman is not the father for legal purposes. Therefore, paternity is the way to establish legal fatherhood. This is the Paternity Chapter of the Family Law Handbook published by North Penn Legal Services proving information on the issue of paternity. (2021)

Dauphin County: Navigating the Child Support Process

Information and instructional videos from the Dauphin County Self Help Center on navigating the child support process in Dauphin County.

Child Support

Child Support Chapter of the Family Law Handbook published by North Penn Legal Services. (2021)

Child Support

Information from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network on child support law.

Paternity

In Pennsylvania, when a child is born to a woman who is unmarried, there is no legal relationship between the father and the child. A father of a child born to an unmarried woman is not the father for legal purposes. Therefore, paternity is the way to establish legal fatherhood. This is the Paternity Chapter of the Family Law Handbook published by North Penn Legal Services proving information on the issue of paternity. (2021)

Child Support

Child Support Chapter of the Family Law Handbook published by North Penn Legal Services. (2021)

Child Support

Information from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network on child support law.

Dauphin County: Navigating the Child Support Process

Information and instructional videos from the Dauphin County Self Help Center on navigating the child support process in Dauphin County.

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