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Do yo have to pay child support in Texas if there is no paternity test proving the child is yours?
In most states, if you were married to the mother of the child at the time of the birth of the child you are automatically assumed by the courts to be the father. Also, if you were unmarried at the time of the child's birth but the mother listed you as the father, you can be sued for child support unless you request a paternity test from the court.
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How can you go about proving you are not the biological father of a child you're paying child support for?
The only was to prove this is with a court-ordered paternity test.
Can a judge order you to pay child support without the mother proving the child is mine?
The court must determine paternity before entering an order for support. However, paternity is assumed if the parents were married when the child was conceived/born. Paternity may also be established by the father's acknowledgment of paternity, or by the father's failure to cooperate in genetic testing.
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.
What if someone was paying childsupport but they were not married and there was no paternity testing or paternity acknowledgement?
That someone should have confirmed paternity at the time the child support was ordered.That someone should have confirmed paternity at the time the child support was ordered.That someone should have confirmed paternity at the time the child support was ordered.That someone should have confirmed paternity at the time the child support was ordered.
Will your husband have to pay child support on your baby until it is determined if the child is his or not?
No. That determination will be made by the court and then a child support order will be established after paternity has been established.No. That determination will be made by the court and then a child support order will be established after paternity has been established.No. That determination will be made by the court and then a child support order will be established after paternity has been established.No. That determination will be made by the court and then a child support order will be established after paternity has been established.
Does medicade pay for paternity tests?
The State child support agency will pay for paternity testing.
How does a biological father sign over his rights to a child if he is not on the birth certificate or has DNA test proving to be the father?
He has the right to petition the courts for a determination of paternity and, if he is the father, the right to pay child support and petition for visitation.
How do you obtain child support that was ordered by courts in Texas?
I suggest that you contact your State's child support agency. When you get an interview with them, bring all the papers relating to your child support: birth certificates, acknowledgments of paternity, court orders, payment records, etc. Be polite but persistent. Good luck!
Can child support freeze assets before paternity is proved?
Child support can freeze assets but does not usually do this before paternity is proven. If your assets have been frozen, engage a lawyer who will make sure your funds are released until paternity is proven.
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.
If there is a question of paternity how does that effect the child support?
Support cannot be determined until paternity is determined; however, keep in mind that if the parents were married at the child's birth/conception, the husband is presumed to be the father.
What is the procedure to stop child support payments in Texas when the child becomes 18 years of age?
Child support ends in Texas when the child reaches age 18 or graduates from high school (so long as the child is a full-time student), whichever is later. Texas divorce and paternity decrees can be quite lengthy, but the decree should set out when child support ends.
