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in my practice the type of paternity
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issues that i see
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range from a new mother who’s just had a
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child
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and they’re concerned about whether or
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not
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they’re going to get some financial
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support or interest from the father
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and then on the other side of it i get
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fathers who
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are concerned that i have somebody who i
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don’t know very well
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she’s pregnant with my child i’m afraid
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i’m going to be cut
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out or there’s already a feeling that
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they’re getting cut out
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so those issues come up a lot and what
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both of those parents need to know
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is that in illinois the judges and
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everybody that’s involved in this system
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want to make sure that that child has
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both a mother
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and a father and they understand
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in paternity actions that maybe the
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parties don’t know each other well
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enough
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to have some trust in each other either
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in their longevity and staying in a
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child’s life
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or the other person’s ability to care
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for a child but the courts are going to
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work with those fears
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and they’re going to make sure that
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there’s
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orders in place and rules in place so
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that those parties can learn to be
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parents together
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and i think it’s an important part of
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going to court in paternity actions