Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois
Child custody
my x-girlfriend is pregnant and regretfully, no longer apart of my life; the babys' due at the end of nov., and i would like to raise the child as a single father. how should i proceed?
Asked on 6/05/00, 12:53 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Child custody
Hello -
You should file a parentage
complaint once your child
is born. We now call this
a parentage action, rather
than a paternity action
because, under the law in
Illinois, either the father
or mother can file an action
to get the father named.
Once you file this, the court
can then consider the issue
of custody, once it legally
declares you the biological
father of your child. You
should have representation
Answered on 7/25/00, 2:40 am
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