Paternity must be established before an order for support is entered. This is done by: genetic testing; presumption, where the parties were married when the child was born/conceived; acknowledgment of paternity either in writing or in open court; default, where the alleged father fails to cooperate in the process.
It's gone.
Absolutely. All you need to do is prove that the other person is the biological parent. Get a DNA test done and then file for child support.
If it becomes a matter of determining Child Support, yes, probably. It will be done by court order.
You need to see if there is a Child Support Office in your area. If she is going after you for child support then you can request DNA testing to be done before you are ordered to pay for child support.
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.
That's handled by child support enforcement.
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.
If the man has access to the child, the mother need not know, using a test kit. But, to stop child support, this cannot be done in 20 states under any circumstances, and has to be done with the first 24 months in the other 30.
if your name is on the birth certificate and you are paying child support, and are up to date on them, then you can ask for a DNA test.
If this is a case for child support, you can go to the child support authorities and request one. You can also pay for one yourself and have it done by a private lab.
There is no statute of limitations for support that was ordered but not paid. If there was never an order in place, it's too late now.
No, you don't, however, you need to have DNA test done in order to prove that you're not the biological father.