Every state has its own laws when it comes to marriage, divorce, paternity, and so on. When it comes to paternity in Illinois, a father can establish their paternity. If a father is married, or in a civil union, with the child’s mother when the child is born, then the father has legal paternity of the child. If the father and mother are not married or in a civil union, the father must go through a paternity process to have legal paternity of their child. 

All in all, paternity is important for a variety of reasons. The Law Office of David A. King, P.C. explains how paternity plays in important part in the lives of children and their parents. The most well-known benefit that comes with paternity is child support. If a child is struggling financially, they can rely on the financial support from child support. A child can also benefit from health and life insurance benefits. If a father is not sure if they are the biological father of a child, they can always go through with a DNA test before legally establishing paternity. 

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