Fathers Rights Lawyer in Franklin, TN

Fathers Rights Overview

Experienced Nashville Fathers' Rights Attorneys Representing Dads Throughout Middle Tennessee

Asserting your rights as a father is a difficult process to maneuver without an attorney. First, there are very specific requirements for establishing paternity, obtaining a modification or submitting a permanent parenting plan. Second, the way fathers' rights issues are viewed and often dealt with by courts can be dramatically different from one jurisdiction to the next. Third, the legal process itself can be lengthy even with an attorney; doing it yourself usually takes much longer and often brings a number of other pitfalls into play.
 
At Collier and House, PLLC, in Franklin, Tennessee, protecting and securing your rights as a father is as important to us as it is to you. Our attorneys, Joy Davis Collier and Richard House, have extensive experience and an in-depth understanding of this area of the law. Our law firm has the resources it will take to help you put your best foot forward in both negotiations with opposing counsel, in mediation and before any middle Tennessee family court.

•  Establishing your rights as a father - We help dads establish their legal rights through paternity testing and through the legal process known as legitimation, which involves acknowledging paternity in writing to get yourself listed on the Department of Children’s Services putative father registry.
  
•  Securing your rights to a meaningful role in your child's life - We help fathers fight for primary custody, equal parenting time, joint decision making authority and other important rights, regardless of whether they were ever married to their child's mother.
  
•  Seeking or opposing modification of child custody, visitation and support orders - We help fathers to obtain modifications by establishing a material change in circumstances and to challenge proposed changes as well. This area of our practice also includes cases involving custodial parent relocation.

Although many fathers' rights disputes are resolved outside of court, we prepare every case as if a trial will be necessary to achieve an acceptable result. By approaching cases this way, we put our clients in the best possible position to have success in negotiations, mediation or with other alternative dispute resolution methods.
 
Contact Our Franklin, Tennessee, Law Offices for a Free Consultation

Our practice is client centered, which means that your legal goals come first in every decision we make. At our law firm, you will work directly with an attorney, not a paralegal. You can also expect personal attention, accessibility, open communication and responsive service throughout the process.
 
Talk to one of our lawyers about your fathers' rights concerns today. The initial consultation is free and can be scheduled by calling us in Franklin, Tennessee, at 615-550-2191 or toll free from other parts of middle Tennessee at 888-890-6824. Please feel free to contact us by e-mail as well. Our office location has free parking available; convenient evening and weekend appointments upon request.

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Areas of Practice

• Fathers Rights
• Family Law
• Divorce