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Paternity Department
508/897-5400 Press 3
The Paternity Department has one
Supervisor and three clerical employees who also function as the Abuse
Prevention Department. This department is responsible
for all case processing and docketing of Paternity and Abuse cases.
There are approximately 25 new cases and 50 papers filed each day. This Department is also responsible for the DOR (Department of Revenue)
case processing during Block time.
Paternity cases are any case in which
the parents of a child are NOT married. Once an Adjudication is
Ordered, the Department is also responsible for the sending forms to the
Division of Vital Statistics.
Types of Cases that this Department
processes are listed below:
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Complaints for Paternity |
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Complaints for Support, Custody
and Visitation |
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Modifications of Foreign Decree |
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UIFSA - Responding |
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UIFSA - Initiating |
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Paternity in Equity |
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