Parentage / Paternity

Geneva, Paternity Lawyer – Kane County • DuPage County

Parentage Claims and Child Support Issues

At the Law Offices of Douglas B. Warlick of Geneva, Illinois, we represent many unmarried parents who are seeking legal intervention with custody, visitation, and child support. Our firm represents mothers seeking court-ordered financial support and fathers seeking to establish paternity to assert parentage rights.

Doug Warlick has practiced as an attorney since 1981, and focuses exclusively on family law. Our firm represents parents throughout Kane County and DuPage County, Illinois, as well as out-of-state clients who have a parentage claim in either county.

Establishing Parentage for Financial Support

In a typical case we might handle, the mother has custody of the child or children. She can seek a parentage decree that is similar to a divorce decree. This court-approved document spells out the father’s obligations to provide financial assistance relating to daycare, medical insurance coverage, uncovered medical, dental, or mental health care expenses, contributions to college tuition or other support.

If the father did not acknowledge parentage at birth, the Law Offices of Douglas B. Warlick can assist in obtaining a court order for DNA paternity testing to prove fatherhood and compel child support. Also, there are some cases when a biological parent seeks improper visitation. We have the legal acumen to pursue restricted visitation and supervised visitation when necessary.

Father’s Rights Representation

A father is entitled to reasonable and unrestricted visitation, and perhaps joint custody, of his own children. We represent men in filing parentage claims in Kane County or DuPage County. If paternity testing is required to prove parentage, it can be ordered. We also ensure that our clients’ rights are protected in the parentage decree regarding the custody or visitation agreement and child support order.

Contact a Geneva paternity lawyer with 25 years of legal experience and a strong knowledge of the judicial systems in Kane County and DuPage County. We offer a discounted initial consultation, and look forward to helping you assert your rights.

The Law Offices of Douglas B. Warlick in Geneva, Illinois is a family law practice representing clients throughout Kane County and DuPage County, including the rapidly growing communities of Geneva, St. Charles, Batavia, Aurora, Elgin, Elburn, Sugar Grove, North Aurora, South Elgin, West Chicago, Naperville, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Winfield, Wayne, and Warrenville.