Paternity/Maternity Establishment

The office provides legal services for people with family law and/or child support service department cases in Los Angeles County. Services include alimony assistance, certificates/forms assistance, child support assignment/assistance, and child support assistance/enforcement. There are no income or geographic restrictions.

It assists parties with child support, spousal support and health insurance issues; it does not give legal advice.

The office provides assistance with establishing paternity, establishing, modifying and enforcing child and spousal support orders; establishing and/or enforcing health insurance orders; completion and distribution of necessary family law court forms related to support issues; preparing answers to District Attorney complaints, motions to set aside judgments, and wage assignment orders; completing fee waiver applications; recovery of overpayment; information about support amounts based on statutory guidelines; and specialized information and referral to the District Attorney, Family Court Services and other community agencies.

A paternity workshop is available for unmarried parents who do not have an existing paternity case, at the Los Angeles site. Information about establishing legal parentage and custody orders or adding a father's name to a birth certificate may be provided. Services are provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Children of any age are not allowed to attend the workshop.