{"id":1662,"date":"2026-05-12T20:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/?page_id=1662"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:05:24","slug":"paternity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/paternity\/","title":{"rendered":"Paternity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PRACTICE AREAS<\/p>\n<h1>Florida family law, <i>handled with care.<\/i><\/h1>\n<p>Tackenberg Family Law handles the full spectrum of marital and family law matters in Florida. Each case is approached with strategic precision and genuine attention to what matters most to you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/divorce\/\">DIVORCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/prenups\">PRENUPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/postnups\">POSTNUPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/paternity\/\">PATERNITY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/enforcement\/\">ENFORCEMENT<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/modifications\/\">MODIFICATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Paternity Cases<\/h2>\n<p>In Florida, paternity cases establish the legal relationship between a parent and child outside of marriage. This is not simply about DNA. It is about establishing each parent&#8217;s legal rights and responsibilities: timesharing, decision-making authority, and child support.<\/p>\n<p>Both parents have a stake in a paternity case. Whether you are seeking to establish or acknowledge parenthood, a parenting plan that reflects the best interests of your child requires experienced legal guidance from the start.<\/p>\n<h2>What Paternity Cases Address<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Legal establishment of parenthood<\/li>\n<li>Parenting plans outlining the rights and responsibilities of each parent<\/li>\n<li>Timesharing schedules detailing overnights with each parent<\/li>\n<li>Child support, including health insurance and childcare cost allocation<\/li>\n<li>Temporary parenting plans and temporary child support during the case<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Paternity Case Roadmap<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFile or Answer<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFile a petition to establish paternity or answer the other parent&#8217;s petition.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tService of Process<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tServe the other parent (only if you are filing).\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinancial Disclosure<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollect your financial documents and provide them to TFL within 30 days.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExchange Disclosure<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExchange financial disclosure with your spouse, due 45 days from service.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTemporary Motions<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeek temporary parenting arrangements and temporary child support as needed.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMediation<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAttempt to resolve the case through mediation.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExperts If Needed<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRetain accountants, Guardian ad Litem, Coparenting Coordinator, or therapists as appropriate.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSettlement or Trial<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReach a parenting plan agreement, or proceed to trial.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinal Judgement<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReceive your final judgement establishing parenthood, timesharing, and support\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h5>Call Us <\/h5>\n<h2><a href=\"tel:786-565-2267\">786-565-2267<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Our phones close for lunch daily from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. 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Tackenberg Family Law handles the full spectrum of marital and family law matters in Florida. Each case is approached with strategic precision and genuine attention to what matters most to you. DIVORCE PRENUPS POSTNUPS PATERNITY ENFORCEMENT MODIFICATIONS Paternity Cases In Florida, paternity cases establish the legal relationship [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1662","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1662"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6888,"href":"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1662\/revisions\/6888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tackenberglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}