WATSON | Colorado Fathers Rights Attorney | Denver Fathers Rights Lawyer & Paternity Help

Aggressively Representing Fathers’ Rights in Colorado

Fathers are given virtually the same rights as mothers under Colorado family law.

When you are not sure about your rights or obligations, the Colorado father’s rights attorneys at Watson & Associates, LLC can help.

Our Denver lawyers can provide assistance with:

· Establishing Paternity

· Father’s rights during divorce

· Paternity testing matters

· Child custody and visitation for fathers

· Non-married parental rights

· Child support

· Divorce father’s rights

· Mediation representation

Establish Your Rights Early

In Colorado, the law provides virtually as many paternity rights for unmarried fathers as for married couples. When you visit our fathers’ rights lawyer, you can rest assured that you will learn about you legal rights early in the process. Sometimes, failure to know and establish your paternity rights quickly can have an adverse impact on your case.

Child Custody Rights

If you are the father, Colorado law allows you to exercise your rights as a parent (married or unmarried) If you are in the Denver metro area, we can quickly address fathers’ rights as it relates to:

· Parenting time (formerly called child custody)

· Decision making

· Adequate parenting plan for in-state and out-of –state fathers

· Restraining orders

· Refusal by other parent to exercise visitation rights

· Paternity cases involving social services

Why use Watson & Associates, LLC?

As Denver family law attorneys, we have successfully represented fathers in exercising their rights. When you retain us:

· We get to the bottom of the problem

· Our attorneys know how to “think out of the box”

· You see cost-effective case management

· Our lawyers communicate effectively

· Affordable rates

Experienced Family Law Practitioners

Our attorneys have successfully handled a vast amount or family and divorce rights matters. Our lead family lawyer, Lorraine Stark, brings 20 years experience to your case.

Child Support Matters

As a practical matter, many fathers are after for child support in Colorado. Alternatively, there is not as much balance in providing visitation / parenting time to the father. It is important to understand that:

· A court may not always have jurisdiction over the father to enforce support

· Paternity must be established before imputing child support

· Mother’s cannot unilaterally deny a father’s right to parenting time simply because he is behind on child support

Paternity Testing

If you suspect that you are the biological father of a child in Colorado, contact one of our attorneys at Watson & Associates, LLC to protect your right as a father early in the process. We will help you through matters such as:

· Paternity testing

· Husbands who are not the biological fathers

· Other matters unique to your case

Fathers’ Rights in General

Paternity in Colorado, once established, offers the father the same legal rights as a married father. The biological father can now petition a Colorado Court for child custody and will also be required to pay child support.

Paternity Proceedings: Under the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) - C.R.S. §19-4-101, a child is presumed to be the child of the purported father if:

The child is conceived or born during the marriage (even if conceived before the marriage) or born within 300 days of the legal termination of the marriage. The presumption of legitimacy of a child born or conceived during the marriage is one of the strongest presumptions at law. There is a presumption of paternity if:

The father receives the child into his home and openly holds the child out as his natural child.
The father acknowledges his paternity in writing with the court or registry of vital statistics (birth certificate).
Before the child’s birth, he and the child’s natural mother married or attempted to marry each other.
Genetic testing (paternity test) shows that he is not excluded as the probable father and that the probability of his parentage is 97 percent or higher.
A properly administered paternity blood test shows the probability to be 97% or higher that he is the father.
The burden of proof is on the mother to establish paternity.
Deception by the mother is no defense to a father’s paternity and child support obligations.

State-wide Representation

Our paternity and father’s rights lawyers serve communities of Denver, Boulder, Aurora, Pueblo, Lakewood, Fort Collins, Cherry Creek, Englewood, Littleton, Arvada, Brighton, Broomfield, Longmont, Littleton, Centennial, Parker, Castle Rock, Larkspur, Colorado Springs, Highlands Ranch, Greeley, Northglenn, Westminster, Golden, Breckenridge, Aspen, Jefferson County, Adams County, Arapahoe County, Boulder County, and Douglas County.

Husband of a Colorado marriage is Presumed to be the Father

Paternity Presumption: In Colorado, the husband of the marriage is presumed to be the biological father. This can be ultimately proven through DNA testing. Our Denver attorneys can also represent single individuals who want to establish or disprove paternity. Call us to find out your rights today at 720.941.7200.

Contact our Denver paternity and fathers’ rights lead attorney, who brings almost two decades of experience to the table. As with any area of family law, we understand that you need to be sure of any imputed obligations imposed on a father. For additional information on paternity, you can read this link to paternity FAQ.

Contact Us to Immediately Protect Your Fathers Rights

If you are contemplating challenging or trying to establish paternity, contact our Colorado fathers’ rights lawyers immediately at 720.941.7200.

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