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In 20 states, once a man is paying child support, he cannot challenge paternity, but in the other 30 States, he has only 24 Months to learn he's not the father, and file a challenge against being obligated to pay child support. These restrictions are not equally applied to the mothers in a defense of a challenge for custody by the father.
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Does a man have tp pay child support if blood test were taken or he never sighed the birth certificate?
If he can prove through a paternity test that he is not the father, he needs to petition the court to stop child support and can ask that prior child support be returned to him.
Can mother request paternity test when fathers name is on the birth certificate?
Yes, to stop him from going for custody, even in states where he' not allowed to to stop her collecting child support on a child that's not his.
Can an unmarried father in Texas be ordered to pay back child support for the time period before the court ordered paternity test established his paternity?
Yes. First paternity must be established legally.If paternity is established through the court ordered DNA test the mother can request child support for the time during which no child support was paid by the father prior to the DNA test.
Why would a paternity test be court ordered?
Child support cases, mostly.
Does the father have to pay for the court ordered paternity test?
If the court has established a child support order, violating the order and refusing to pay child support carries penalties up to and including jail time. If the order was established before a paternity test can be taken, you must still pay the child support. If the paternity test reveals that you are not the father, you will be reimbursed for the child support that you paid.
How do you get child support?
Establish the paternity of the child via DNA or blood test and then file a lawsuit for support in the family court in the county where the child resides.
How do you stop child support if your not the father?
Paternity will have to be established by DNA test before the court makes you pay child support so I wonder how you began paying in the first place. You will have to prove you are not the father and then go back to the same court that issued the child support order.
Will you have to pay child support for a child who is already being claimed by another man?
No, because if they are adopted he has taken on full responsibility however if he is only living with or has only married your x then the children remain within the accepted realm of your responsibility.
If your husband abandoned you and your 7-year-old child at 2 months and has served you divorce papers and says child is not his will the courts award child support if paternity test proves him the dad?
Yes the courts will award child support if the paternity test proves that he is the father. But that doesn't mean he will pay it.
How can a woman get away with accusing someone of being the father and that person did not even know they were having a baby and now u have a letter from child support to pay with no paternity test.?
She can get away with it until you go to court and file a motion for a court ordered paternity test. If the test disproves your paternity, you can file a motion to cease child support based on that.
Can you refuse a paternity test as you dont want your sons father to see him?
The paternity test is done on both the father AND the child. Most, if not all, jurisdictions require a paternity test before awarding monthly child support payments. If that is the case where you live then you won't have a choice as it is usually done under court order. Your only option would be to never file for child support.
Can someone get child support in north carolina ecven if paternity hasn t been established?
No, paternity have to be established first. Otherwise a man can be forced to pay for a child that is not his. It's easily done by a DNA test.
