Paternity Attorney

Establishing Paternity and Fathers' Rights

Any time decisions need to be made in a family regarding children, many family laws enter in which are best dealt with by a professional family law attorney in order to obtain a favorable outcome.  If you have had a child outside of marriage or question paternity if you are married, your legal rights in Iowa can provide you with the means to determine what legal actions you may be able to take. 

Depending on the situation, you may need to establish your paternity in order to pursue your rights to visit and share your child's life or it might happen that you are asked to pay child support for a child you do not feel is yours.  Regardless of the case, consulting with our knowledgeable lawyers can direct you in the correct legal course to take to successfully handle your situation.

When paternity is an issue, the only way to establish it successfully is to take legal steps to prove paternity of a child.  Testing to determine who the father is can be easily done now through either blood or DNA testing, with conclusive results.  While there can be many issues that affect your parental rights, establishing them legally is the best form of determining a successful outcome.

Child Custody and Visitations Rights

With the legal assistance of the McGuire Law Firm, our trusted and dedicated paternity attorneys will help you determine paternity conclusively so as to allow you to request child custody or visitation in court.  By presenting strong evidence of the facts, you will be allowed your parental rights.  As well, if you are contesting your fatherhood of a child you are required to support, evidence in court can relieve you of this obligation.

With confidential support for your situation, our legal team will aggressively present your case in Family Court to achieve your goals in regard to paternity.  Serving fathers throughout Iowa, including Mason City, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and Cedar Rapids, you will find our office available to obtain the best possible outcome in your paternity case.