Family Law advice, In PA. WHat do I do???
About 3 weeks ago a lady from Allegheny county filed paternity
papers, but heres the story…
The boy was born in 1992, I was 17 when she got pregnant and she
was in her early 20’s. SHe did not tell me that the baby could have
been mine, she moved to PA. I live in West Virginia and she did to at
the time. The boy has another mans last name and on his birth
certificate.
I hired a PA lawyer and in the beginning they said that because
it was kept from me I might not have any obligations. well now I will
have to pay support if he is proven mine.
I guess what I need to know if proven as the father,do I have
any rights to what she has taken from me, You can’t build a
relationship with your child after so much time has passed. I have 2
children that I am a very involved Dad. If I had been given the
chance I would have for the child in question also.
I would really appriciate any help or advice!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
You need genuine legal advice. I lost custody of my two children based on advice given me by a JAG Lawyer, who did not understand the custody issues. ( I received custody from a Kansas Court, was stationed in California, the ex lived in Texas and wouldn’t return one of the children after a visit)
I followed the JAG’s advise and did the only thinng that could cause me to lose custody. By referring it to a court in Texas I had it removed from original jurisdiction and when I couldn’t make the date due to Navy obligations, I lost them.
Don’t depend on YA for a cheap answer and don’t necessarily take the first answer you get. A lawyer should be able to give you an opinion of your chances at no cost.