Q: If DNA shows I'm not the father , can $10,000 in owes support possible be suspended?
Can I, or is it possibly to get reimbursement from real father. For paid support? If proven to be biological father?
A: If you have been deemed to be the father (even if not biological) by a court, you cannot post-judgment repudiate your parental status. Generally speaking you cannot collect previously paid funds from the real biological father. There are some exceptions, but all require that the non-biological father actively and overly refuse to be classified as the father in all court matters AND prior to the court filings. This exception usually applies when a couple informally separates and during the separation the woman becomes pregnant by another man.
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