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One Penn Center, 19th Floor
1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1895
Phone (215) 665-3000
Fax (215) 665-3165 |
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If a mother is married at the time of conception of a child, there is a strong presumption that the child is legitimate and the offspring of the mother's husband. This presumption can only be overcome by clear and convincing evidence of non-access between husband and wife, impotency of husband or absence of sexual relations between the spouses during the period of conception.
If a child is born outside wedlock, the putative father may acknowledge paternity in writing. If the putative father disputes paternity, he has the right to DNA testing to confirm paternity. Once DNA testing confirms paternity a child support order may be entered against the father even if the parents of the child were never married.
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