A local paternity case and others like it throughout the country are raising a firestorm of questions and concerns. State legislatures and judges are grappling with questions that go to the heart of what defines being a father.

Pennsylvania says Mike is the father of his child – even though he can prove he’s not the biological father. When his daughter was 2-years-old, Mike found out his wife was having an affair. But his wife told him she would end it, and assured him that their child was his.

However, two years later, he found out that the affair was still going on and he demanded a paternity test. “Got the results back and it was zero percent chance that I could be the biological father,” said Mike.

Mike filed for divorce and after it was granted – his ex-wife remarried. But in the meantime, she sued Mike for child support even though DNA proved that he was not the biological father. He went to court expecting an open and shut case.

He was not the biological father; in fact, the child was now living with her biological father. And yet, to his surprise, Judge David Wecht ruled that Mike had to pay child support – that under state law Mike was in fact the father of the child.

Wecht says what may appear to be an obvious case is less so under state paternity law, which says that when a child is born into an intact marriage the husband in that marriage is presumed to be the father. The law pre-dates DNA testing and Wecht could not consider that evidence.

I am 20 weeks pregnant today, and have been going through many trials and tribulations with my ex. He has moved on and is in another relationship. Which is fine with me. However he has really giving me his ass to kiss though this whole ordeal.

He first stated that I wasn’t pregnant, and now that he can clearly see that I am. He is screaming it’s not his child. I am hurt because the last six years of my life I have been there for him. I mean through thick and thin.

And this is how he repays me. He has never been to one prenatal visit. I ask him to take me to the grocery store for WIC and other misc items, and he never shows.

I can’t wait until December to have a paternity test done. I am in a state where I have no family. Limited friends, and I need help. Truth be told I didn’t make this baby on my own, so why should I have to go through this alone.

I can however support my baby by myself. I’m just scared because I suffer from epilepsy, and have been having seizures more often.

I feel like he is looking for any reason not to be a man. I’m not asking him to leave his girlfriend. I’m just asking for him to step up and handle his responsibliteis as a man, and soon to be father.

I confronted him in front of his current girlfriend, and he flipped out and threatended me stating he will hit me etc.

Any information will be helpful..

Well I have a prenatal visit Wed and I’m going to further discuss this with my obgyn. I’ve been googling information, and it’s saying that it can be done. So I’ll see what my doc has to say.

Well I have a prenatal visit Wed and I’m going to further discuss this with my obgyn. I’ve been googling information, and it’s saying that it can be done. So I’ll see what my doc has to say.

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 was casually seeing a girl in 2007. We were never in a relationship and only saw each other when it suited her. She then told me she was pregnant and said she knew I was the father.

I was shocked and told her I couldn’t be more against having a baby with her. She said she didn’t want or need anything from me, and gave me her word. I insisted on a paternity test and even after she said she would pay for it, I had to. Then I had to wait 9 agonizing months until I could get the saliva samples from the mother and baby and send them to a lab along with mine.

The test 100% excluded me from paternity . The girl said “that’s a load of shit, you are the only possible father”. I told her to never contact me again. She didn’t for two years, until yesterday she phoned while I was out ( I saw her number as a missed call).

WTF this brings it all back to me, even though I have the DNA results that say I am not the father I get the feeling this woman is going to still give me trouble and insist that I am the father.

Any advice would be appreciated.
Addition: The paternity test was not one through the legal system. I simply obtained the samples and posted them to the lab so the results are not legally binding.

If she does insist, should I tell her to go the legal route?, which would mean a paternity test would be requested by the courts?.

As I told her to leave me the hell alone after I got the results, I doubt she wants to catch up or apoligise. If I did another test and it was positive, I wouldnt accept that. If the first one can be wrong the second one can too. If so I will take a third!

I am being sued for child support from a year past relationship, and was wondering where would I have to go or who do I call to set up a paternity test.