Most unmarried parents establish paternity by signing an Affidavit of Parentage. The fine print of the Affidavit of Parentage grants default custody of the child to the mother, with no award of parenting time to the father. To protect your child’s right to time with both parents, you must file a case with your Family Court clerk. #paternity #custody #unmarriedparents #affidavitofparentage

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Say you have parenting time every other weekend with an off week overnight and you want to change your parenting time to week on/week off. You already have joint legal custody. You go to the county clerk to get the paperwork to file, and there are two forms from which to choose—“Motion Regarding Parenting Time” and “Motion Regarding Custody.” Which one do you pick? The “Motion Regarding Parenting Time,” right? Well, not so fast. I know somebody who recently tried to do