Paternity Legal Questions and Answers
What can I do about the married woman requesting child support when I am not sure it is my child?
I had an affair with a married woman for about six years. More than three yrs ago, she gave birth to a child and told me I was the child's father. I told her to tell her husband the truth before the child and her husband developed a child-parent relationship. She refused, saying that she did not want her husband to find out about our affair. I recently broke off our relationshi...
02/08/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: California | #552What are a woman's legal rights to have a paternity test to determine the father of her child?
A married female has an affair and then gives birth to a child. She is unsure whether the biological father of the child is her husband or the man with whom she had an affair. What are her legal rights to have a paternity test to determine the father of the child? What rights does the lover have if the test determines that he is the biological father of the child?
02/05/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: Texas | #432If my husband is found not to be the father is he still responsible for back child support owed?
My husband has a 12 year old daughter; the child lives with her grandmother and has recently asked her father for a DNA test. Her father just went to court for 23 thousand dollars in back child support. He is now facing a jail sentence. We would like to know if he is determined to not be the father after 12 years will he still have to pay child support? He has a court appointed...
01/12/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: Tennessee | #413What could happen if my husband is not my child's biological father but is on the birth certificate?
I have been married 5 yrs. Two and one-half years ago my husband and I were going to separate and I had a brief affair. I found out that I was pregnant and told both my husband and the other man. The other man hung up on me and refused to speak to me even after I sent him two certified letters. My child was born and the other man has had nothing to do with my child for over a y...
01/09/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: Mississippi | #257Can you collect child support if you were not married to child's father?
Jane and Tom were only dating when Jane became pregnant with Tom's child. Since the birth of the child, Jane and Tom are no longer dating. Jane is not able to raise the child on her own without the financial support of Tom. Jane has been contemplating whether she has the legal right to seek support from Tom, though they have never been married. Can Jane get support for her chi...
01/05/2007 | Category: Paternity | State: Alabama | #127How do you revoke an Acknowledgement of Paternity
How do you revoke an Acknowledgement of Paternity
04/26/2017 | Category: Paternity » Acknowledgment | State: Texas | #36359When can a person rescind an acknowledgment of paternity in Wyoming?
I am a resident of Wyoming. My girlfriend delivered a baby two months back and I voluntary signed an acknowledgment of paternity last week. Now I want to revoke the acknowledgment, as my girlfriend does not want to stay with me. Can I revoke an acknowledgment of paternity now?
01/18/2017 | Category: Paternity » Acknowledgment | State: Wyoming | #30488Is there any time frame for revoking a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity in Wyoming?
I signed an acknowledgment of paternity because my girlfriend wanted me to sign one. If I change my mind in future, can I revoke a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity. I am living in Wyoming.
01/18/2017 | Category: Paternity » Acknowledgment | State: Wyoming | #30486Does Wyoming law requires a court order to establish a person as the adjudicated father after having signed an acknowledging paternity?
I wish to sign an acknowledgement of paternity. Under the law prevailing in Wyoming, do a person need a court order establishing him as the adjudicated father after having signed an acknowledgment of paternity?
01/18/2017 | Category: Paternity » Acknowledgment | State: Wyoming | #30484Can a person sign an acknowledgment of paternity before the child's birth?
I had sex with my boyfriend and got pregnant. I am due next month and I want my boyfriend to sign an acknowledgment of paternity before the child is born. Under Wyoming law, can a person sign an acknowledgment of paternity before the birth of the child?
01/18/2017 | Category: Paternity » Acknowledgment | State: Wyoming | #30483