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Paternity is the legal word for fatherhood. If there’s a disagreement about whether a man is the father of a child, the Family Court can help decide who is the father.
There are 2 ways the court can do this:
When a man is legally declared a child’s father, he can apply for guardianship of the child and to have contact with the child. He may also have to pay child support, or have other responsibilities to the child.
Generally a man is considered a child’s father if:
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