Research should include
- a legal definition of paternity
- methods for establishing paternity
- benefits to the child
- legal rights of fathers.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
- How is paternity established?
- What are the reasons for establishing paternity?
- What are some of the concerns surrounding paternity testing?
Communication
- Why might a mother not want to acknowledge the father of her child?
- Why might a father not want to acknowledge a child?
- What communication skills are needed when paternity is in question?
Leadership
- What steps can society take to get more men to acknowledge paternity?
- How does establishing paternity benefit the child? The family? Society?
Management
- What are the consequences of not establishing paternity?
- What are the consequences of signing a Declaration of Paternity without having a paternity test done?
- What steps can a father take to demonstrate responsibility for a child?