If the child was born during your marriage then it is by law your child, unless your stbx can give you the name of a potential father…then you have to have the test done, have him assume paternal rights…not sure what all this would do with child support…if anything. Hopefully an attorney will answer because I’m not sure the exact steps you have to go through to prove paternity.
If you have the test done and find out the child is not yours that mean that you will no longer have anything to do with that child. You would not be finacially responsible but you also would not get visitations…
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I have been separated for one year. My wife refuses to sign any separation papers.
Married 10 years with one child 4 years old.
If I have a paternity test and the child is not mine how does that affect any child support?
My wife is now pregnant by her boyfriend.