Yes, she can refuse, but a judge will order the test if she is not married. If she is married, her husband is legally the father.
no
Ask him to do a DNA test and if he refuse you get a court order for one.
You can not refuse to do a DNA test on your son if there is a court order involved. If you refuse to obey a court order you can go to jail.
Yes, unless there is a court order. Then you have to.
Only the man you are naming as the father can ask for a paternity test
The assumption here is that a husband, in the process of a divorce, has filed for custody and the mother is countering it by claiming that he is not the father. She can do this.
Yes, but mothers can refuse to allow it under the right of the privacy of the child. In those cases, the state simply orders all the potential fathers to pay. In terms of the woman pressing charges for a sexual misconduct case in court, the father will and can be forced to take a DNA test, if a child was produced.
they will have to either do a blood test or he can adopt the child
Yes, you can. Most states prohibit naming a father without either a marriage license or a DNA test. Of course, if you are unmarried and sue the child's father for child support, the father's name will be added to the birth certificate. Also, in almost all child support cases, the child's last name is changed to the father's last name.
You can refuse a drug test for Medicaid, but if you do, it is very likely that Medicaid will not be granted or continued.
After the baby is born the father can go to court and request a paternity test. If the test confirms the father's paternity he can request custody and a visitation order and the court will establish a child support order. The mother cannot refuse to obey the court orders that establish the father's rights. If she does, she could eventually lose custody.
Yes. However, if you are receiving Medicaid and/or TANF, your refusal might affect your eligibility.