Question asked on Nov 06th, 2015
Q: Father has not been in child’s life and when i first introduced him to our daughter he wanted quality time with his family i allowed it. I was recently served by a lawyer stating they did a DNA test on her, but i did not give my consent. Is that possible??
A: Yes, and this area of the law is moving very quickly, with contradictory indications from the various courts. About all that will fit in an e-mail response is to hire competent family law specialist counsel well versed in paternity matters as soon as possible. Meantime, you can get some background on the issues here: https://www.willicklawgroup.com/paternity/.
Marshal S. Willick is the principal of the Willick Law Group, an A/V rated Family Law firm in Las Vegas, Nevada, and practices in trial and appellate Family Law. He is a Certified Family Law Specialist, a Fellow of both the American and International Academies of Matrimonial Lawyers, former Chair of the Nevada Bar Family Law Section and former President of the Nevada chapter of the AAML.
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