You will be asked to provide information about yourself and the other parent. The county will use that money to pay back any TANF payments, foster care payments or Medi-Cal services given to you or paid on behalf of your child. Any support money collected that is more than the TANF benefits you received will be paid to you. Current address information for military personnel may be obtained from the federal government. If you know which branch of the military the non-custodial parent is in, it will help.
Paternity means fatherhood.
Establishing paternity is the process of determining the legal father of a child. When parents are married, in most cases, paternity is established without legal action. If parents are unmarried, paternity establishment requires a court order. The process should be started by both parents as soon as possible for the benefit of the child. The tests exclude men who are not the father and indicate the likelihood of paternity of a man who is not excluded.