Defined legal service
Establishing and challenging paternity and maternity
Reviewing the birth record, parentage circumstances and the appropriate route to establish or challenge paternity or maternity.
The problem you need to resolve
- parentage was not recorded by joint declaration
- an entry about the father must be excluded or changed
- the issue arises after a death
What you receive
- a position with critical dates
- agreed court documents and registration instructions
What we do
- review the questionnaire, deadlines and agreed document list
- separate verified facts from assumptions and define the legal objective
- recognition, challenge or fact-establishment route
- special time limits and restrictions
- evidence plan and expert application
Recognition and disputes concerning maternity
- Start with the full birth record and the legal basis for the recorded mother.
- Family Code Articles 131, 132 and 139 distinguish recognition, establishing maternity after death and a dispute with the recorded mother.
- Check special time limits and restrictions, including assisted-reproduction circumstances. Evidence, expert work and subsequent registration are assessed separately.
What we need from you
- full civil-status extract and birth record
- marriage records
- registry applications
- communications, photographs and medical material
- answer focused follow-up questions and verify the factual information
- do not send a full set of sensitive documents before the conflict-of-interest check and agreement of a protected channel
Fees
- Fees depend on the facts and scope of support. After a short discussion, we explain what the work includes and its cost. Fees are agreed before work begins.
- A possible first stage is a written action plan: review of agreed documents, legal assessment, next steps, deadlines, risks and alternatives.
- Additional objectives, extensive materials and foreign-language documents are discussed separately.
- Court fees and other mandatory payments are separate from the lawyer's fee. Notarial, translation, valuation and expert costs are also agreed separately.
What may change the route
- objections or new claims from another party
- missing, inconsistent or newly received documents
- the need for valuation, expert evidence, a notarial or registration step
- existing court or enforcement proceedings, a missed or imminent deadline
- the court appoints and evaluates expert evidence
When this service is not suitable
- a name change or child-contact dispute is different
- a foreign record requires a jurisdiction review
How we report progress
- we agree the communication channel before work begins
- we report receipt of materials, completion of the assessment, document readiness and the next required action
- where new facts or extra work arise, we first explain the effect on timing and fees and ask for your approval
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
Does a DNA test decide the case automatically?
No. It is assessed with the other evidence.
Is there one time limit for every claim?
No. Different statutory rules apply.
Is the record changed automatically?
A separate registration step follows the judgment.
Are paternity and maternity rules identical?
No. Each claim requires its own legal basis, parties, record and deadline review.