â¢ Either parent may bring a paternity suit to establish the relationship.3 If either. parent requests, the court will order genetic tests.4 On the basis of the test results, paternity will either be established or refuted.5 If paternity is established, the court.
The U.S. economy may be strengthening, but by one measure Americans are flunking the basics of personal finance. Credit card debt is ballooning, leaving American households with a net increase of $57.1 billion in new credit card debt in 2014, according to a new survey from CardHub. The credit card comparison site said it's forecasting new credit card debt will rise 5 percent in 2015, reaching $60 billion this year.
Average credit card debt is closely tied to the total outstanding revolving debt. Over the years, the two have risen together, exhibiting strong correlation (0.6). Over the last decade, average credit card debt has grown at a faster pace â raising by 52% since the year 2000.