Q: I am being summoned to go to court due to a petition to establish child support. I am not the biological father.
the baby was born a little over two years and I found out I wasn't the father two months after her birth through a home DNA paternity test, and an actual DNA paternity test from a lab facility. since I am being summoned to pay child support after two years of her birth and since the 60 days passed to change the voluntary acknowledgement of paternity and birth certificate can I be obligated to pay the child support?
A: You must appear and defend this action using your DNA testing results. If you do not, you could be ordered to pay child support. I recommend hiring a family law attorney to assist you with this important matter.
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