Is there a form that could dismiss me from any legal financial responsibility if I am the father?
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Typically, in order to be liable for child support, a man must be determined to be the father of the child. It is possible to bring a paternity action to determine whether you are the father. In a paterity action, the court may order genetic testing to establish paternity.
Generally, the right to waive the support is construed to belong to the child and not to the parent with whom the child lives. Since the child is not competent to make this kind of decision, the court is very reluctant to allow child support to be waived. It will be a subjective matter of determination for the court based on all the facts and circumstances in each case. The overriding determining factor is the child’s best interest and the child support ordered in the decree will ultimately be a matter for the court to specify.