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  General Paternity Information
 
   Paternity - General Information This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Use this brochure if you are not married to the other parent of your child. This brochure provides information on the rights of both parents when they are not married.
By: Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i - Honolulu
 
  
   
   Paternity Letter This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Letter from Legal Aid for mothers to show to third parties. Discusses each parent's rights to child when parents were not married to each other.
By: Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i - Honolulu
 
  
   
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  Voluntary Establishment of Paternity Information
 
   What Unmarried Moms Need To Know About Voluntary Establishment of Paternity This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
This brochure contains helpful information for mothers who are not married to the father of their child and gave birth to their child on or after July 1, 1999.
By: Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i - Honolulu
 
  
   
   The Rights of Unmarried Parents of a Child This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
This is a sample letter to parents seeking rights to a child they had with a partner while they were not married.
By: Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i - Honolulu
 
  
   
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