| Mothers who do not know who the biological father | | | | appointment to make sure your child has their own |
| of their child is fall into many different groups. Some | | | | complete medical record. |
| are unconcerned with who the father is preferring to | | | | Beyond just child support payments establishing |
| raise their child by themselves, while some are | | | | paternity has other financial benefits for your child. If |
| desperate to find out who their child's real father is. | | | | the father of your child becomes disabled or |
| No matter which situation describes you best, it is | | | | otherwise unable to work he may receive Social |
| very important to your child to have the correct | | | | Security benefits-benefits your child is partially entitled |
| father listed on their birth certificate. | | | | to in order to help with the costs of growing up. |
| If your child has the correct father listed on their | | | | Furthermore if your child is ever listed in a will on their |
| birth certificate they have a much better chance of | | | | father's side of the family paternity will need to be |
| being financially taken care of. The biological father of | | | | established for your child to have access to that |
| a child has certain responsibilities to that child and one | | | | money. |
| of the main responsibilities is monthly child support. | | | | If you're ready to find out the biological father of |
| The cost of raising a child is high and the U.S. | | | | your child start looking into a DNA test! You may |
| Department of Agriculture has estimated the cost of | | | | either have the potential father(s) of your child take |
| raising a child from birth to age 18 is almost $200,000! | | | | an at-home DNA test, which is private and not |
| Not only do you have the day-to-day costs of food, | | | | admissible in court, or they can take a legal DNA test |
| education, clothing, and housing but your child also | | | | which allows the results of the DNA test to be |
| needs to have health insurance. If your job does not | | | | entered into court as evidence. If you are fairly sure |
| offer you health insurance or does not offer family | | | | who the biological father is it could be in your best |
| health insurance the father of your child may be | | | | interest to first take an at-home DNA test. Once |
| required to either provide health insurance or help | | | | that test confirms who the biological father is you |
| you with the cost of private insurance. | | | | can have him take a legal DNA test to give your child |
| Additionally, your child will have the benefit of having | | | | access to child support, give you the ability to have |
| access to a complete medical record of both of their | | | | the birth certificate changed andprovide your child |
| parents. Certain diseases are hereditary and knowing | | | | with the other benefits of established paternity. |
| whether or not a child's father is at risk for different | | | | Now that you know how important it is for the real |
| diseases and conditions can help you and your child's | | | | father to be listed on your child's birth certificate you |
| doctors take the preventative steps necessary to | | | | can make the choice to get a paternity DNA test. |
| keep your child healthy. Once the biological father is | | | | Once you have the father of your child established |
| established you can ask him for a complete medical | | | | you will open up a world of opportunity to your child! |
| history or bring him to your child's doctor | | | | |