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If a mother is seeking child support but father is not listed on the birth certificate who pays for the paternity test?
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∙ 14y ago
This depends on the state. In some, if the man is not the father, he's not obligated to pay, while in others he is. If he is the father, he's obligated to pay in nearly every state, plus all court costs. see relate link on post cases
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Can you get child support if the father's name is not on the birth certificate?
Yes, but paternity must be established first.
Would your child's father who is not on the birth certificate have pay child support if he is in CA?
Yes, if/when paternity is established.
Does fathers name have to be on birth certificate for child to be able to draw his social security?
No. But the father's paternity must be established by a paternity test.No. But the father's paternity must be established by a paternity test.No. But the father's paternity must be established by a paternity test.No. But the father's paternity must be established by a paternity test.
Does The father Have rights if his name Is not on the certificate?
No. By signing the certificate he says he is the father of the child. If he then wants visitation rights or custody he have to petition in court after he has established paternity by a DNA test. He can then also pay child support.
IF YOU pay child support and sign birth certifacte does that estabilsh paternity?
By "sign the birth certificate" I assume you mean, signed a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity. That establishes paternity. Paying child support does not establish paternity. But, if you're paying child support and later learn you're not the father, you cannot stop paying under any circumstances in 20 states, and had a two year limit to file in the other 30, even if the mother has married the biological father. Always get a paternity test before signing a birth certificate. see links
If the birth father signs the birth certificate will he be forced to pay child support from previous children?
Only if his paternity of the previous children is established.
If the father's name is listed on birth certificate does he still need paternity testing before ordered to pay child support?
No, it is up the individual to disprove paternity. You will have to pay until you prove you are not the father. ---- Answers With the growing reports on Paternity Fraud in Child Support cases, a paternity test should be done on all births. A Paternity Testing Kit manufacturer is currently producing a "TRUST, BUT CONFIRM" commercial specifically addressing this.
Does Father payments if name not on birth certificate?
It is possible to legally establish paternity even if the father's name is not on the birth certificate.
If you sign birth certificate do you have to pay child support if later you are found to not be the father?
No. However, if the alleged father has signed the birth certificate, he is acknowledging that the child is his. There are steps to take in order to be taken off of the birth certificate and relieved of the obligation of child support, including a paternity test and an amendment to the birth certificate.
Do you have to pay Child support if your name is not on the berth certificate?
Only if you have accepted paternity of the child in another way, or if paternity is proven via DNA test. In some states you don'y need to be the real father of the child, you just need to have accepted a father role in order to be charged child support.
Is a paternity test required for a child in Pennsylvania if the mother is unmarried?
I doubt it. That sounds like it infringes upon constitutional rights (not that Bush cares.)
Do you have to pay child support if the mother has put father unknown on the birth certificate and denied the father to the ssa office and 11 years later rings them and tells them who the father is?
First, don't pay anything until paternity is established. If the child is still a minor, you will most likely have to pay current (ongoing) support. However, based on the facts you describe, you have a good argument that you should not have to pay retroactive support.
