QUESTION
What are my rights as a mother if paternity of the father is negative?
Asked on Mar 01st, 2017 on Child Custody - California
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There is a possibility that my daughter’s father is not her biological father. He has been aware of this before I gave birth. Now that she is about to turn seventeen, he is now questioning paternity. He signed paternity and the birth certificate. We have been paying child support for 16 years. She is the only father she has known. Would he still have a responsibility/obligation to her? He is doing this because his child support has doubled. What are my daughter’s rights?
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It would appear that this father is the legal father. It does not matter whether he is the "bio-dad" or not. You and your daughter to not have to agree to any paternity testing, and can oppose any such request. The father still has the obligation to pay the support.
Answered on May 19th, 2017 at 8:47 AM