Q: What would be my best option or first step. I recently found out I have twin girls in Nabraska.
In April 2020 I was contacted by an old ex asking if I would take a dna test of her twin girls. The steer came back that I was their father.Since then the mother is continuously getting into trouble with the law or using the girls to hurt me.She has admitted to knowing she was pregnant before going back to Nebraska from Mississippi where I live and the girls were conceived.She is now married and her husband has fatherly rights to my children since he signed the birth certificates. She tells me that when she sees fit she will give me the rights to cut children.We recently worked out a way we could both see them her have them one month I have them the next month.But we were supposed to meet half way Saturday September 12,2020 she canceled, she rescheduled for me to pick them up this upcoming Saturday but has now blocked me and my wife to be on our phones and all social media so we have no way to contact her. I’m at a loss,I have two other kids and can’t afford an expensive lawyer.
A: A father can file an action to have paternity legally established. If the Court grants the request, the Court could award the father custody or at least parenting time. The Court would likely also address the financial issues. This would likely include child support. child care expenses, and who gets to claim the children for tax purposes each year. There is a 4 year statute of limitations to establish paternity in Nebraska, but there are a couple of workarounds to request paternity established after the 4 year limitation has passed. If another man has already been legally established as the father, you may also have to challenge that finding of paternity at the same time or prior to your request for paternity to be established. You would use the genetic testing results as part of your basis for challenging paternity. You would want to file an action asap. If you have genetic testing results showing you are the father and don't act now, the Court could find the lack of action until later as one reason to deny your request to challenge/establish paternity.
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