Going to court to establish paternity should only be used as a last resort. This method is often utilized when a suspected father is avoiding his legal obligations to a child and the mother wants to establish paternity so the father will be required to fulfill those legal obligations. However, a man can also bring a paternity suit, which often involves the mother not allowing a suspected father visitation and/or custody rights. If you have decided that getting a court order is the best option for you, you must begin the process by accessing and filling out the required court documents. While this article will use California as an example, most states will generally follow the same procedures. In California, you will be required to fill out a Petition to Establish Parental Relationship; a Summons; and a Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.  The Petition to Establish Parental Relationship asks for information including your name, the child's information, and information about what you are asking the court for (e.g., parent-child relationship, child custody, reasonable expenses of pregnancy, and/or costs of litigation).  The Summons is an informational form telling the other parent about the proceedings that have been brought. It states that the other party is being sued and it asks that other party to read the form.  The Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act form asks you to indicate the children involved in the suit you are bringing and asks you to provide their personal information to the court. The form also asks if you have ever been involved in another similar suit with these children before, whether you have ever been the subject of a restraining order or protective order, and whether there are any other parties with custody or visitation rights the the child or children in question. Once you have filled out the required forms, you will file them with the clerk of courts at your county's courthouse. You will be required to pay a filing fee, although if you cannot afford the fee you may be able to file for a fee waiver here. Once you have filed your forms, you will have to serve the papers you filed, as well as a blank Response to Petition to Establish Parental Relationship and a blank Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. You can choose to serve the other parent personally, which involves someone giving the papers to the other parent personally, or you can serve the other parent through the mail, which involves sending the papers to the other parent. Whoever you have serve the other parent will fill out and return a Proof of Service of Summons, which you will then file with the clerk of courts where you filed your original forms. After the other parent is served, they will have 30 days to respond to your suit. The other parent may either respond and agree with your suit or they may respond and challenge your suit. If the other parent responds to your suit and agrees with you that you are the father (or that they are the father), the suit will be uncontested. If, on the other hand, the other parent responds and disputes that you are the father (or that they are the father), the suit will be considered contested.  If the suit is uncontested, you and the other parent will fill out a number of forms found here and you will file them with the clerk of courts. These various forms simply ask you to verify that you understand the consequences of what you are agreeing to and asks you to agree that you are the parent of the child.  If the suit is contested, it is most likely because the alleged father will want a paternity test conducted in order to verify that they (or you) are indeed the father of the child. In this situation, a judge may ask the alleged father to submit a DNA sample, which can be taken by an oral swab or a blood test, and that DNA sample will then be compared to the DNA of the child.
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One-sentence summary -- Consider when this method may be an option. Fill out your court forms. File your forms with the clerk of courts. Serve your documents on the other parent. File your proof of service. Wait 30 days for the other parent's response. Decide whether you have a contested or uncontested case and complete the process.

Article: The average age of your class will determine your lesson plans and goals; very young children will not respond to certain challenges that older children may thrive with. For instance, children under a year old should simply become acquainted with playing in water rather than being forced to swim. Often, teachers get bored teaching fundamental skills and jump to something that interests them rather than that properly challenges the students. Be patient and mindful of your students' needs. You may consider shadowing a more experienced swim teacher in order to observe how they react to different demographics of children. Contact a community gym, pool, or fitness center to see if this is an option. Children will not be competent swimmers until the age of about six or seven, but skill-building in a classroom environment can begin before that age. Children between four and six years old can benefit from coordination and stabilization exercises in the water. These exercises will help them get used to the basics of moving in the water.  Water safety should also be a prioritized lesson at this age. Teach children not to run by water, to be careful on slippery surfaces, and follow a protocol when entering and exiting a pool. Be patient. Children at this age are not learning disciplined form; they are learning how to interact with the water. Interest levels and prowess will change day-to-day at this age. An ability to independently float in the water is a fundamental skill for swimming in general. Independent floating can be taught as an assisted wall float: with the student's back in the water, have them place their heels on the edge of the pool, anchoring them. Then, have the student extend their legs, flattening their body on the surface of the water and spreading their weight out to the length of their body. Once their legs are extended and their body is floating on the water, have them breathe normally and sustain the float for as long as possible. It is best for them to not use their hands to assist their float. Once they master the assisted wall float, they should move on to try floating without any assistance. This form of floating can help students get used to having their head and stomach underwater. Much like the assisted wall float, this exercise requires students to put their feet on the pool edge and extend their legs; this time, though, they will be floating on their stomach rather than on their back. Keeping hips and shoulders on the surface of the water, students must take a deep breath and put their face under the water. Students may use hands for the stomach float, but only to help bring the head up for another breath. Assisted wall floats and stomach floating can be alternated as part of a drill or a game. Challenge students to be the one who can sustain a float the longest. Students who know how to push off a wall to float will understand how to use momentum to move in water. While their feet are on the wall of the pool, have the student take a breath and push off the wall. This will propel them through the water. Have the student relax and feel their head, legs, and arms sink in the water as they lose momentum and finally stop. This will help them become accustomed to sinking in the water and correcting this with a float. You don't necessarily have to couple this with a lesson in strokes, but a wall push-off is a good exercise to pair with continued movement through the water.  You may want to conduct this exercise in the short end of the pool, so that inexperienced swimmers can stand up after they lose momentum. Water noodles and floating boards are good tools to pair with this exercise, so inexperienced swimmers can experiment with using their legs and arms to continue movement through the water. Often, the point of instructing young children is to instill discipline, self-awareness, self-esteem, and curiosity rather than build great technique. Empathize with your students and understand the challenges they are facing in trying something strange and new. Making their first experience with swimming a friendly, safe, and responsible one can lead to a lifelong interest in learning.  A safe environment can be established through instructional generosity. Sandwich "corrections" with compliments, reward those who try new things, and keep in mind each child's fears or weaknesses. At the same time, hold students responsible for their conduct, discipline, and effort. Make sure lesson plans are followed, even if altered.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Teach age-appropriate skills. Encourage the development of coordination. Teach independent floating. Teach stomach floating. Teach wall push-offs. Encourage the development of discipline.