Paternity Information by State
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- Establishing Paternity (Alabama Department of Human Resources)
- Child Support Forms (Alabama Administrative Office of Courts)
- FAQ About Paternity Establishment (Alaska Child Support Services Division)
- Paternity (Alaska Court Self-Help Center)
- Establishing Paternity for Your Child in Arizona [PDF] (Arizona Supreme Court)
- Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity (Arkansas Dept. of Finance & Admin.)
- Parentage (Judicial Council of California)
- Establishing Paternity (Colorado Judicial Branch)
- Answers to Questions About Paternity [PDF] (Colorado Judicial Branch)
- En Español [PDF]
- Establish Paternity For Your Child...And For You! Questions & Answers for Moms [PDF] (Connecticut Department of Social Services)
- Establishing Paternity Questions and Answers for Dads [PDF] (Connecticut Department of Social Services)
- Paternity/Genetic Testing Law Forms (Delaware State Courts)
- Paternity and Child Support Branch (District of Columbia Courts)
- Biological Mother's Affidavit Concerning Paternity [PDF] (District of Columbia Courts)
- Petition to Establish Paternity and/or for Child Support [PDF] (D.C. Bar Association)
- Establishing Legal Paternity For Your Child (Florida Department of Revenue)
- Establish Paternity brochure (Florida Department of Revenue)
- En Español [PDF]
- Petition to Determine Paternity and for Related Relief [PDF] (Florida Supreme Court)
- Motion for Scientific Paternity Testing [PDF] (Florida Supreme Court)
- Parentage Overview (Georgia Judicial Branch)
- Legitimation Packet (DeKalb County Superior Court)
- Legitimation Forms (Fulton County Superior Court Family Division)
- Family Courts (Hawaii State Judiciary)
- Establishing Legal Paternity (Idaho Department of Health & Welfare)
- About Genetic Testing
- Motion for Genetic Tests [PDF] (Idaho State Judiciary)
- Paternity Establishment (IL Child Support Enforcement)
- Establishing Parentage from the Father's Point of View (IL Child Support Enforcement)
- Why it's important for a Child to have a Legal Father (IL Child Support Enforcement)
- Genetic Testing and You (IL Child Support Enforcement)
- Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity [PDF]
- Establishing Paternity for the Father (Child Support Bureau)
- Establishing Paternity for the Mother (Child Support Bureau)
- Custody & Placement (Iowa State Bar)
- CSE Handbook [PDF] (Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation)
- Division of Child Support (Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services)
- KY Paternity Acknowledgement Program
- Support Enforcement Services (Louisiana Office of Family Support)
- Paternity: Am I the Father? (Pine Tree Legal Assistance/Maine Judicial Branch )
- Establishing Paternity For Your Child (Maine Acknowledgment of Paternity Project/Maine Judicial Branch)
- Affidavit of Parentage [PDF] (Maryland Department of Human Resources)
- Instructions [PDF]
- Paternity Forms (Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries)
- What Every Parent Should Know About Establishing Paternity [PDF] (Michigan Department of Human Services)
- En Español [PDF]
- Being a Legal Father: Parentage Information for Mothers and Fathers (DHS-3159a) [PDF] (Minnesota Department of Human Services)
- En Español [PDF]
- Paternity/Child Support (The Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy)
- A Simple Acknowledgement of Paternity program (Mississippi Dept. of Human Serv.)
- Fathering to Meet the Needs of Children (University of Missouri Extension)
- Paternity Establishment Information (Montana DPHHS)
- Establishing Paternity (Department of Health and Human Services)
- What Every Parent Should Know About Establishing Paternity (Nevada Division of Welfare)
- Parentage Chapter of the Child Support Manual
- Petition to Establish Paternity and/or Support [PDF] (New Hampshire Superior Court)
- Establishing Paternity (New Jersey Child Support Services)
- Non-Dissolution Cases FAQs (Hudson Vicinage - Family Division)
- Paternity Establishment (New York State Division of Child Support Enforcement)
- Family Court Forms - Paternity (NY State Unified Court System)
- Affidavit of Parentage [PDF]
- Paternity Establishment (North Dakota Department of Human Services)
- Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement (Oklahoma Department of Human Services)
- Centralized Support Registry Questions (Oklahoma Department of Human Services)
- Centralized Paternity Registry Form [PDF] (Oklahoma Supreme Court Network)
- You Owe It to Your Child - Paternity Information for Mothers and Fathers (AFS 9050) [PDF] (Oregon Department of Human Services)
- Paternity (Oregon State Bar)
- Division of Child Support Forms (Oregon Department of Justice)
- Request to Establish Paternity [PDF] | En Español [PDF]
- Complaint to Establish Paternity and for Genetic Test (VI-1) [PDF] (Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania)
- Establishing Paternity For Your Child (PA Child Support Program)
- Child Support Forms (Rhode Island Child Support Agency)
- Paternity Affidavit [PDF]
- For Your Child's Sake...Establish Legal Fatherhood [PDF] (South Carolina Department of Social Services)
- En Español [PDF]
- Paternity Establishment (South Dakota Child Support Services)
- Paternity Affidavit Form [PDF]
- Title 36, Chapter 2 Paternity of the Tennessee Code(Tennessee Department of Human Services)
- Paternity Establishment (Office of the Attorney General)
- Paternity Establishment FAQs (Legal Aid of Northwest Texas)
- Paternity Kit (TexasLawHelp.org)
- Paternity Establishment (Utah Dept. of Human Serv.)
- How-To: Make a Paternity Claim (Utah State Courts)
- Parentage Forms and Information (Vermont Judiciary)
- Domestic Relations pamphlet [PDF] (Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association)
- Motion for Genetic Testing | Instructions [PDF] (Virginia Courts)
- For and About Fathers (Fairfax County)
- West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families (West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources)
- Wyoming Putative Father Registry (Wyoming Department of Family Services)
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