Non-Biological Father Listed On The Birth Certificate

Question: During our marriage I knowingly signed the birth certificate of my wife’s child even though I knew I was not the biological father. If we get divorced, do I still have parental rights since I signed the birth certificate and he was born during our marriage even though he …

New Paternity Law Gives Biological Fathers Parental Rights

By Nathan Arnold Special to DadsDivorce.com Biological fathers rights in Michigan earned a victory with a new law allowing biological dads to establish paternity of a child that was born to a married woman. Previously, Michigan paternity laws did not give parental rights to biological fathers if the mother of …

Child Support For An Unborn Child

Question: I am filing for divorce and my spouse is currently pregnant. If our divorce case is finalized before she gives birth, can she be awarded child support for an unborn child?

If A Paternity Test Reveals You Are Not The Father, Can You Stop Paying?

Question: If a paternity test determines I am not the father of a child, is it possible to stop paying child support? I married a woman partially based on the fact that she convinced me she was pregnant with our child, but I have my doubts. It appears I am …

Dad’s Story: Collateral Damage of Unwed Fathers Rights

By William E. Brooks Author, “My Life In Exile“ Recently, in what should have been a joyous occasion, I became a grandfather. However, I have yet to see my new grandson. And what is worse, my son, the father, has only seen his son a handful of times because he …

Appealing Divorce Decree If Ex-Wife Hid Information

Question: Can I appeal parts of our divorce decree if it is later revealed my ex-wife was hiding information during our divorce? She gave birth to a child that was not mine in 2005 only a few months after our divorce. She hid the fact that she was pregnant during …

Paternity Laws: Assuming Responsibility For A Child That Is Not Yours

Question: My paternity laws question concerns taking responsibility for a child that may not be mine. My girlfriend is pregnant and it may be my child or her ex-boyfriend’s. I am willing to take responsibility and sign the Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity and the birth certificate. However, if her ex-boyfriend …

Paternity Laws When Two Men Claim To Be Dad

Question: I have a question about paternity laws and fathers rights. My husband found out he may be the father of a child by an old ex-girlfriend. The man who she cheated on my husband with “claimed” that the child was his, but she now says the child is my …

Modifying Child Support For A Child You Don’t Know

Question: My question is about child support and paternity laws. Paternity was established and I have been deemed the father of a son I did not know about for many years. I have also been ordered to pay child support. I have two children with my current wife and this …

Paternity Laws: Paying Child Support For A Child You Do Not Know

Question: My question is about child support and paternity laws. I am the biological father of a child born to an ex-girlfriend, though I have not spoken or seen either in many years. The mother of my child recently contacted me and said she wants our child to meet me …