Q: I’m not on the birth certificate and I haven’t taken a paternity test and I don’t want to be apart of it what can I do ?
I don’t want to be apart of the child’s life
A:
You are not required to spend any time with the child.
As for child support, unfortunately you can only wait for the other shoe to drop or deal with the issue definitively. If you want to simply deal with the issue, you can obtain a paternity test; there are various ways to make this happen. If you are the natural father, when the time comes, you can agree to the child being adopted. Otherwise, the other parent can, at any time, seek to obligate you to pay child support.
You should, of course, seek the advice of an experienced family law attorney to get legal advice specific for your situation.
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