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My ex girlfriend got pregnant from me and ran away with another guy telling him it was his baby. I looked for her but never found her she hid from me. About two weeks ago a saw pictures of who I think could be my daughter. She looks like my 20 month old son. I have not talked to my ex yet.
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You can always ask the mother to permit a voluntary DNA test of the child, but the only way to force her to do so is to file a paternity case to have yourself declared the child's legal father. When the case is filed, the court can enter an order that the testing occur. If the test shows you to be the father, you will be expected to pay child support and you will have the option of requesting specific rights for being an active parent in the child's life. If the test shows you are not the father, that decision will be permanent and you will have no rights or responsibilities. If you believe you are the father, or could be the father, it is in your best interests to have things resolved now because otherwise you will be continue to be subject to a claim for child support for the child at least until the child is 19 and, if you are later proven to be the father a court can order child support retroactive to birth.
Answered on Jan 04th, 2013 at 7:50 PM