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Can the father take my baby for paternity test?

Answered 5 years and 6 months ago by attorney Renea Overstreet   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Paternity
Renea Overstreet
Yes. The father has a right to a paternity test. There is a statute that allows him to be tested under a court order if he has reason to believe he is not the father. He can do this even though he signed the papers saying he is the father. He has to file a petition, though, so if he hasn't done that, he might not be serious about the paternity test. Either of you can get paternity testing without a court order.... Read Answer
Yes. The father has a right to a paternity test. There is a statute that allows him to be tested under a court order if he has reason to believe he... Read Answer

Can a man request a paternity test from another state? The child is 16 yrs old and mother never acknowledged fatherhood. Mother wants nothing from him

Answered 6 years and 2 months ago by Ms. Zoe Ann Meigs (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Paternity
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The man who thinks he may be the father may request that the court order paternity testing if the man files a suit to establish the parent-child relationship.  If there is no presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated father then there is no time limit on the man filing a suit to establish the parent-child relationship.  The term "presumed" father is one who was married to the mother at the time the child was born or was married to the mother while she was pregnant.  The term may apply to other situations as well that are stated in the Family Code.  From your description, there is no father on the birth certificate and your wife was not married to the father of the child or to any other person before she married you.  My conclusion is, therefore, that there is no time limit past the child's birth on a man bringing a suit to establish paternity. Your wife does not have to cooperate with the man who is alleging paternity.  If he is serious about this he will bring a suit in Texas in the county in which you live and will have your wife served with the suit.  Then she will need to participate in the suit.... Read Answer
The man who thinks he may be the father may request that the court order paternity testing if the man files a suit to establish the parent-child... Read Answer

If the father of my child is legally married with someone else and I put his last name without his consent can he request for his last name to be off?

Answered 6 years and 8 months ago by Ms. Zoe Ann Meigs (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Paternity
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He should not be able to get the baby's name changed if you are using the father's last name. 
He should not be able to get the baby's name changed if you are using the father's last name. 

Can the court make someone be involved or pay for a child that not be theres? He's not even on the birth certificate.

Answered 7 years and 6 months ago by attorney Renea Overstreet   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Paternity
Renea Overstreet
The first thing that needs to be done is a DNA test. The attorney general may pay for it, but your boyfriend needs to be prepared to pay. If the child is his, he will have a standard possession order for over 100 miles and he will pay standard child support. You can find more information out about those issues on the attorney general's website: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/child-support... Read Answer
The first thing that needs to be done is a DNA test. The attorney general may pay for it, but your boyfriend needs to be prepared to pay. If the... Read Answer
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