Legal Question in Family Law in California

Filing for legal custody

I am filing for legal custody of a my child. What do I do if I do not know where the biological father resides? I do not even know what state he lives in so I am unable to serve him papers


Asked on 12/05/07, 2:11 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anne Marie Healy Law Offices of Anne Marie Healy

Re: Filing for legal custody

You can get permission of the court to serve him by publication. Also, if you open a child support case, the D.A.'s office will try to locate him based on any information that you are able to provide.

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Answered on 12/06/07, 1:29 pm


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