Paternity In Illinois
Methods of Establishing Paternity
Paternity can be establish at birth when both parents sign and acknowledgment of paternity during the hospital stay. Then, there is no court proceeding necessary or need to get a man’s name placed on a child’s vital records.
Voluntary acknowledgment can also be signed at the local registrar, vital records, a county clerk’s office. human services or child support enforcement. You can also complete the form at home with a witness and mail it to Illinois Department of Public Aid, Administrative Coordination Unit, 509 South Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701.
If a person is on public assistance they are required to cooperate with the establishment of paternity. The Department of Public Aid’s child support division will use an administrative process to establish paternity if the father named denies paternity with the mother’s consent. The named father has the right to a fair hearing if he should request one.
DNA testing is used when paternity is in question.
Paternity can be determined by default if the named father does not attend a court hearing, interview or he fails to show up for genetic testing.
Paternity can also be determined if the named father is announced in a newspaper.
Paternity can also be established during a court proceeding with a basic judicial process for any person not receiving public aid should they request a hearing.