Claremore, OK asked in Child Support for Oklahoma

Q: who owes child support if no best interest hearing or DNA done but Presumed father signed denial & AOP signed by bio dad

the mother took a signed denial of paternity by her husband and a acknowledgement of paternity signed by biological father to Oklahoma vital services to have 1yr old daughter's birth certificate changed removing husband and adding bio dad as father and giving daughter his last name. nothing was ever done through the courts until mother filed child support on the biological dad, but without a best interest hearing or DNA done. Since the child was well over two years old when child support was filed, who is really legally responsible for child support under Oklahoma law?

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Kyle Persaud
Kyle Persaud
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A: The biological father should be responsible for paying child support.

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