Q: If wife cheated while separated had baby, does husband pay child support post divorce?
Wife and husband were separated, wife got pregnant by another man, (Paternity test says Husband is NOT father) Now divorced, does husband owe child support?
A: Hello. Lots of unanswered questions here. Was test done by court approved testing service? Did Husband hold himself out to be child's father? Did he sign birth certificate? If they had a settlement agreement, did he agree to pay support? Was husband adjudicated the father by the Court? Was he ordered to pay support anyway? When did husband learn he was not the father, before or after divorce? Was divorce granted on grounds of adultery? When? Without answers to these questions, the best answer is "maybe." I suggest you seek counsel in the county where your divorce was finalized and discus this issue further with her/him. Good luck!
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