Establishing paternity
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Custody on Thursday, May 3, 2018. There are multiple reasons fathers in Illinois should establish paternity. Among them are the legal benefits the child can obtain: The child will be entitled to various forms of financial benefits from the father, including regular child support, Social Security benefits, veteran’s benefits and inheritances. Establishing paternity also allows the child to have access to their father’s medical history, which is useful for learning about any inherited medical conditions that could possibly affect the child. The birth father has two options when he wants