We want to discuss whether a judge in Arizona can deny a paternity test when a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is signed. Specifically, can a judge refuse to allow a person to take a DNA paternity test to determine...

Once an issue is litigated between two parties, neither can seek to litigate it again. This rule is called res judicata. It applies both to the parties to the original case and those in privity with them. Is a child in...

Before an Arizona court modifies custody or visitation orders, it must hold a hearing to determine whether it is in the child’s best interests to modify existing orders. Is this best-interests test required before a judge...

Paternity testing allows a court to determine the identity of a child’s biological father. Generally, courts order paternity testing when a child is born out of wedlock. A mother often seeks paternity testing to force the...

Arizona law allows a person to file a court action to establish the identity of the father of a child born out of wedlock. If a person is believed to be the father of a child in Arizona, it is easy to file and serve a...

When an Arizona court is altering custody or visitation orders, it must hold a hearing to determine what arrangement is in the child’s best interests. Does the court have to determine if it is in the child’s best...

Paternity blood testing allows a court to determine a child’s biological father. Generally, courts order paternity testing when a child is born out of wedlock. This often happens when the mother wants the father to provide...

Arizona law provides that the superior court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine paternity or maternity. Does this law preclude the Industrial Commission from determining the dependency of a minor seeking Worker’s...

Arizona law only allows parents the right to file for custody of a child. In cases of children born out of wedlock, a man has to prove paternity before being entitled to visitation with his child. However, for many years...

Father’s Name on Birth Certificate: What you need to know. When the need arises to establish paternity for your child who is under 18 years of age, you can do so fairly easily as long as both parents are in...