Do I continue to pay child support if I find the child is not mine?
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Do I continue to pay child support if I find the child is not mine?
Asked on June 28, 2012 under Family Law, Tennessee
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The law is that you are not responsible to pay child support for a child that is not your own child, biologically or adopted. If, however, you have been ordered to pay support for a child that is not your own what you need to do is to go to court to have a judge order the payments to stop based upon the conclusive evidence (usually a DNA test) before it. Good luck.
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