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re: Court Requires Paternity Test - Not the Father - But Must Still Pay Child Support

Posted on 10/22/19 at 12:58 pm to
Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
26308 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 12:58 pm to
i would quit work and give away all my assets. She would not get shite from me.
Posted by MarkFromBuffalo
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2018
624 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 12:59 pm to
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This post was edited on 10/27/19 at 11:51 pm
Posted by boogiewoogie1978
Little Rock
Member since Aug 2012
19400 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:00 pm to
The mother must be a real piece of work.
She knows it may not be his and is still keeping the money after she knows for sure.
Posted by Pechon
unperson
Member since Oct 2011
7748 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:00 pm to
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It was overturned by the State Department of Revenue....


Again showing the mantra of "what's best for the child" is horse shite. The state is saying women can be whores, you can trap a man in paying child support because giiiiiiirl you gonna get paid.

Even in Louisiana where in a courtroom a hearing officer was hell bent on getting a guy without a job and even a home in jail because he couldn't pay child support. I've delt with this hearing officer in the past, she's nothing more than a misandrist who abuses her position. Sadly she's appointed by the judge who's a spineless wimp who wanted to be elected but doesn't want to make a decision.

So if this guy can't pay and goes to jail, it makes it harder for him to get a job and earn an income to pay child support. Tell me: how the frick is that in the best interest of the child?
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
116719 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:01 pm to
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Hell, in some states, its the law! IE, if you live as father with the child and then later, figure out you ain't and dump mom...........guess what you'll be paying......


It should not be the law. If you know the child is from another man and continue to live with your wife I can understand the law. But if you discover the child is not yours and you divorce for adultery you should pay nothing.
Posted by arcalades
USA
Member since Feb 2014
19276 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:04 pm to
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This is actually not terribly uncommon
especially in cases where non-fathers signed birth certificates.
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
45771 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:12 pm to
Sin leads to all sorts of pain and suffering.

Sucks for this guy, though.
Posted by BobBoucher
Member since Jan 2008
18500 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:13 pm to
He has to pay because he has not followed the proper process with the state that establishes he isn’t the father.

It’s just a paperwork issue. He has to pay it until the paperwork is completed.

That being said - I think he should be able to get it back.
This post was edited on 10/22/19 at 1:16 pm
Posted by Walkthedawg
Dawg Pound
Member since Oct 2012
11466 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:14 pm to
What did lebrawn have to say about this?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466158 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:18 pm to
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He has to pay because he has not followed the proper process with the state that establishes he isn’t the father.

It’s just a paperwork issue. He has to pay it until the paperwork is completed.

some states perempt your ability to do this after a certain age. iirc, in LA it's 3 years. if the child is born within a certain time period of a divorce, you can be the legal father and only have 1 year to file a disavowal. after that? nothing you can do

*ETA: not my area of law and not legal advice. i remember having my jaw dropped in family law classes about this
This post was edited on 10/22/19 at 1:19 pm
Posted by DeafVallyBatnR
Member since Sep 2004
18418 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:35 pm to
This isn't the first time this has happened. The courts have been consistent on this issue. If you are the primary care taker of a child for a time and you find out you are not the father you are still the responsible parent for the child in the courts eyes. Basically they are saying you cant just drop the kid off on the side of the street because you did not figure it out earlier.
Posted by AmazinGrace
LSU Fan, Georgetown Alumni
Member since Dec 2013
945 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:52 pm to
I know a guy who married a woman with a 1 year old child. He and his wife would later give the young child in his last name. Two years later they got a divorce and he had to pay child support. The biological father was freed of any liabilities when he put the child in his name. He paid child support for 15 years for a child he didn't father.
Posted by Blizzard of Chizz
Member since Apr 2012
20699 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 2:06 pm to
I don’t agree with the judges decision, however the guy is kind of a bitch too. He was willing to go to court to obtain more visitation rights for the child but as soon as he finds out the child isn’t his, he’s ready to bolt out of the child’s life? That’s kind of fricked up.

And before anyone says where did it say he’s ready to bolt, it doesn’t, but the fact that he’s bitching about having to pay support says plenty. Not his kid, not his responsibility, he gone.
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
26335 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 2:16 pm to
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And before anyone says where did it say he’s ready to bolt, it doesn’t, but the fact that he’s bitching about having to pay support says plenty. Not his kid, not his responsibility, he gone.


And before you post this stuff, you should read the article. They went before the judge and the girl said she didn't want his money or visitation. The guy agreed and the judge ruled him clear of child support. The State Department of Revenue overturned the judge's ruling...…

care to revise your statement?
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
116719 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 2:16 pm to
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He was willing to go to court to obtain more visitation rights for the child but as soon as he finds out the child isn’t his, he’s ready to bolt out of the child’s life? That’s kind of fricked up.


No, it's not. Back in the day the proper thing to do when you found out your wife was cheating was to take a gun and blow the bitch's brains out. Now, the guy just wants her to pay for her bad decisions. It's perfectly reasonable.
Posted by SantaFe
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
7614 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 2:24 pm to
How does the state over rule a Judge? I'm not a lawyer.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
73121 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 2:46 pm to
GA law says if you sign the BC, you are legal father.

I assume FL is the same way.


Posted by shinerfan
Duckworld(Earth-616)
Member since Sep 2009
28134 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 2:53 pm to
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Then I realized that somet hings are bigger than life. If he was willing to be a father to the child when he thought there was a biological link, then being willing to do the same in this situation is as honorable a thing a man can do. After all, it's not the child's fault is mom is a slut.



"Willing" is a big word.
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
62645 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 3:06 pm to
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If he was willing to be a father to the child when he thought there was a biological link, then being willing to do the same in this situation is as honorable a thing a man can do.


You don't see a difference in being willing to be a dad to your own kid and being willing to be a dad to someone else's kid?
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
35892 posts
Posted on 10/22/19 at 3:11 pm to
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Tell us the situation.



It's what the story may not tell you on the history here.

1) This guy signs the birth certificate. Indicating he claims the child.
2) how long were he and the mother married? If the guy was married for 5 + years and supported the mother and the child and continued to suuport the child during the separation, then the court would be right in ordering child support.
3. I am unfamiliar with Florida Law, but in Louisiana and Tennessee, in particular lack of biological connection does not necessarily absolve you from responsibility especially if you had legally acknowledged the child

I mean think of it this way. You were married for 15 years, and for 12 of them you were married with a child...or children. You divorce your wife and then after the divorce you find out that the child you loved and supported is not your biological child......do you then just walk away from the kid and the responsibility that prior to this news you had no trouble living up to. Especially if the kid needs it.
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