Q: Will I have to travel to Oregon for a hearing?
I just found out that I'm being named the father resulting from a one-night-stand in Chicago 14 months ago. I'm now located in Denver and the child is in Portland. I'm a full-time student now in a rigorous, short-term software engineering program. I haven't been served yet, but Oregon Child Support services told me to expect to be soon. When should I lawyer-up, and will I have to travel to Oregon to challenge and get at DNA test? Further, at the time of supposed conception, the mother claimed to be on birth control, was about to start her period, and urged me not to use a condom. Do I have any recourse there?
A: You should retain an attorney in Oregon. You may not have to be there for the hearing. you may be able to participate by phone. You definitely want to have a paternity test done. The circumstances of your encounter with the mother do not matter in any legal sense.
A: No recourse as to condom. If an Oregon case is filed you need to contact an Oregon attorney. If a Colorado case is filed you need to contact a Colorado attorney. As Oregon does not presumably have personal jurisdiction over you the case should be filed in Colorado. If in Oregon, you may have a basis to object to jurisdiction, but there are deadlines to do so. The laws and procedures of each state are different.
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