What rights do I have to a child born during my marriage but that I am not the father?
Full Question:
I just found out that my wife had an affair and that she is pregnant. I have had a vasectomy but no testing has been done for paternity. My wife and I are all but certain that this child is not mine. She has broken off the relationship and is back with me, but the possible biological father thinks that he should have some rights to the child. All I want is to raise this child as my own and for my other three kids not to have any idea that the child is anything but their full brother or sister. Does this man have any rights to this child if my wife and I deny him involvement? My wife and I were living in the same house the whole time this affair occurred.
04/10/2007 |
Category: Paternity |
State: California |
#2899
Answer:
In California, and most states, a man is presumed to be the father of a child if he was married to the mother when the child was conceived or born. To put it another way, if the mother is married, there is a legal presumption that her husband is the child’s father.