re: My fiancee cheated on me.

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I have no idea about the legal ramifications of putting his name on the birth certificate.

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It means it his child legally whether it actually is or not.

He has to contest paternity with in a certain amount of years. Once a child gets to a certain age, you can't even contest it.

Its been awhile since I've looked at these Statutes.

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I'm guessing you've never been a dad. That's cold and OP could not live with himself doing that.

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I'm a single dad with full custody.

OP got suckered into supporting another man's baby because the biological baby daddy bailed out completely. She used him for a place to live and someone to financially support her and her kid. If OP wants to continue to be used and fricked over by this woman, that's on him.

OK, I caught up. The OP is beyond help. Hope he enjoys paying child support on a child that is not his and will probably leave him when the girlfriend gets a better offer.

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What if he doesn’t want to get away from the daughter?? The OT is doing what the OT does best....acting like a bunch of hard-asses. OP has been this girls “father” for the entirety of her life except for the few seconds it takes to actually create it. He’s been there to celebrate every milestone, been there for doctors appointments, birthdays, late night feedings, hugs, kisses, and tears. That baby looks at OP and sees her father. It’s not her fault that the mom makes bad decisions. You can’t just walk away from that like it means nothing. If he’s willing to pay the costs associated with raising this kid, even if his relationship with the mother ends, then more power to him. The world would be a better place if more guys stepped up to the plate.

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bullshite. The world would be a better place if women like in the OP didn't use their kids as meal tickets.

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Cut your losses. Move on. You are in love with someone who does not exist. The sooner you realize that the better off you will be.

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He understands that and has stated he has no intention of staying with her. That’s the easy part.

The hard part is that he loves his non-biological daughter

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But you've got to also understand that there is a legal definition of things and there's an emotional definition of things. You're telling me that if someone raised a child albeit not through legal adoption for a few years they are not in a father-son or father daughter relationship? We all understand that it is not his biological daughter. He has formed a profound emotional attachment to the girl. Surely you can understand that.

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Of course I can understand that. And if the world worked based on emotions, I might be inclined to agree with you.

But it doesn’t, and what GeauxMedic needs to do is stop thinking about feelings and start playing with facts.

Fact 1. He has a son. A biological son from a previous marriage that he fought to have custody of. His son should be priority number one.

Fact 2. His cheating fiancée’s daughter isn’t his, no matter how much he cares about her, in the eyes of the law. If anyone, from the mom to the real dad to the grandparents to an aunt, with a biological tie to her wants to take her from him, they can and will. And they aren’t going to give a boyfriend, an UNRELATED MALE, custody of a little girl even if the mom is a huge frickup. Because despite what movies tell you, love doesn’t factor into the law.

Fact 3. If he doesn’t act swiftly then she is going to clean him out. The sooner he distances his son, hisself and his finances from her toxic cheating, the better.

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Unfortunately, he's legally tied to this woman because his name is on the kid's birth certificate.

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If I were him, I would let the fiance know that he still wants to act as the girl's father, but he plans on legally extricating himself from the situation.

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But a paternity test can resolve that issue quickly.

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It isn't always that easy, unfortunately.

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The hard part is that he loves his non-biological daughter

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A good man in a very difficult situation. This is definitely the harder part to address.