A close friend of mine has a 12 year old kid who he has been paying child support for since the beginning. He signed the AOP (Acknowledgment Of Paternity) at the beginning. BUT, he now has reason to believe that he isn’t the father.

From the information that he now has, there is a really BIG possibility that he isn’t the father. But he has provided child support, insurance, and the works the whole time. He knows that no matter what, there is still a possibility that he IS the father.

How does he go about getting a paternity test done through court without having to pay the huge price tag that comes along with the test?

Can he buy one of those DNA tests online and use that?

If it turns out that he isn’t the father, what does he have to do to stop the child support and all that?

If it turns out that he isn’t the father, is there any way of suing the mother for all the money he paid towards the child???

PLEASE HELP!!!

Thanks a bunch in advance!
BTW, they live in Texas
No, I’m not a ‘jealous love interest’ or anything like that. This is someone who is pretty much like my brother, come on now!

Secondly, he really has NO relationship with the child, not by choice though. He has tried seeing his son and has tried being there for him all these years. The child’s mother has made it VERY impossible for him to see his son due to the fact that all she cares about is the money (and she admits it).

Yes, he could have gone to court or hired a lawyer to enforce the court order, but hiring a lawyer costs thousands of dollars in TX. He does not have that sort of cash. He is in the military and has been deployed like every other year or so, so does not really get the opportunity to ask for the order to be enforced.

He does care for the child, he’s been there since day one, but he has been through so much and the childs mother has put him through HELL, literally, that at after getting new info, he is ready to find out for sure. Please don’t pass judgement on him.

I’ve been reading a lot about it and for my situation it seems like a great option. I’d like to hear from people who have gotten this.

Did it hurt? How expensive was it? Did insurance cover any of it? Were the results accurate?