Paternity Department 

(Telephone No:  617-768-5990)

  The Paternity Department has one Supervisor and 4 clerical employees.  This Department is responsible for the processing of new complaints, Amend Birth Certificates, DNA, Department of Revenue's complaints and docketing Paternity filings.  This Department has approximately 1800 new cases each year. 

  Below is a list of types of cases that this Department handles: 

	Support
	Paternity
	Custody
	Amendments of Birth Certificate
	DNA
	Modification
	Contempt
	Grand Parents Visitation
	Visitation
	Presume Father Complaint for Paternity