If a father has taken his daughter’s mother to court for partial custody and she did not show on several ocassions for the child to have dna testing what should his next step be?
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If a father has taken his daughter’s mother to court for partial custody and she did not show on several ocassions for the child to have dna testing what should his next step be?
Asked on October 21, 2012 under Family Law, New York
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The father should defer to the presumed family law attorney he has with respect to the fact pattern that you have written about as to how to proceed. If the mother is failing to appear in court the court in its discretion can award the father the relief he desires by way of a "default" by the mother under the laws of all states in this country.
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