Q: What state do i need to need to file a court ordered paternity test?.
Im currently living in texas, my son was born in mississippi, and his father lives in florida.
At the time of my sons birth, i was legally still married to someone else, but because he was in a different country i never bothered to get a divorce right away. The hospital made me put my husband at the times name on the birth certificate, instead of the biologocal father.
Now i want to take my ex husbands name off since we have officially divorced, and put his bilogical father on.
I spoke to vital records of Mississippi and they said i would need a court ordered paternity test in order to do so.
In which state will i have to get an attorney or file the court ordered paternity test in? And how do i go about in getting a court prdered paternity test to prove his biilogical dad is, and wants to be on the BC?
A: Contact an attorney in the state where you and the child live about a petition for determination of paternity, if the MS dept of records will accept an out of state order.
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