By the article, it seems that the biological father was aware that the child was his, or at least there was a good possibility that she was, but he let the other man take on the cost of raising her.
Yeah, I think the ruling is fine on this one, although I'm curious how they came up with the dollar amount.
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By the article, it seems that the biological father was aware that the child was his, or at least there was a good possibility that she was, but he let the other man take on the cost of raising her.
Yeah, that seems rather possible from all the warning signs he talks about.
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By the article, it seems that the biological father was aware that the child was his, or at least there was a good possibility that she was, but he let the other man take on the cost of raising her.
Yeah, I think the ruling is fine on this one, although I'm curious how they came up with the dollar amount.
But it also sounds like the non bio dad saw the same signs... and opted not to do anything for many years. I understand the state laws that require people who take on the parenting role to continue it, because it maintains the child's stability.
In the US it strikes me as reasonable to make paternity testing a standard part of the birth process, as opposed to declaring the person you're married to automatically the father. (Hmm.. if I am in a state that has legal same sex marriage and also automatically makes the marriage partner the legal parent of children born within the marriage...would that mean my wife would automatically be the legal parent of a baby I gave birth to after marriage?... must check our laws tomorrow.. child support clarification policy must need to be written now in NY)
Anyway... I'm not sure what I think here... the guy basically voluntarily cared for a kid he suspected wasn't his.. why does he get to sue someone and how does he come up with the money amount? I think the wife is the one who violated the marital contract... hmm.. interesting.
I feel for the kid.. seems like the adults involved are not particularly grown up.
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Wow! Feel sorry for the girl, must be terrible for her in the middle of all of this.
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The man always suspected he wasn't the father,then took the hair to get a sample.I hate to think how he treated the girl all these years.If he suspected for so long,then why did he pay for her up keep anyways.Why sue now,when he also suspected the girl wasn't his for years.
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This man might want to read the introduction (written by the Goldman family) of OJ Simpson's book on the courts enforcing civil judgments before he starts suing others. He can sue and win and still not see a dime, but if he really wants to waste his money, time, and also the court's time then more power to him I guess.
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This man might want to read the introduction (written by the Goldman family) of OJ Simpson's book on the courts enforcing civil judgments before he starts suing others. He can sue and win and still not see a dime, but if he really wants to waste his money, time, and also the court's time then more power to him I guess.
I'm thinking he wanting to punish or humiliate the wife or more attention.
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I feel like this is the appropriate ruling, and that those rulings of forcing the non-biological father to pay were wrong. A man who is not biologically the father has absolutely no responsibility to support the child, and should never be forced to.
I agree that it's wrong to force a non-biological father to pay child support.
Not sure of the circumstances in this case, but I don't think the courts should be harsh on man if it turns out he finds out he has a child 15 years after the fact. Some men aren't aware of it, and besides missing out on seeing their child grow up, seems unfair to fine them to death as well.
Just tricky in general. Don't know the specifics of this case though so may not apply, sometimes the mother does need to take more responsibility if she doesn't let the real father know though
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