There are many benefits to establishing paternity beyond being able to get child support to help raise your child. He or she will be able to learn more about who they are and their heritage. Your child will also have access to knowledge about health and medical conditions that are common in his or her father’s family.

There are also financial benefits besides child support: your child will be able to be added to the father’s medical insurance and any Social Security benefits that exist. And later in life, they may also be able to receive an inheritance from their father.