Q: If there is a guardianship (full) order in place that lists a father but he isn't on the birth certificate what happens
I have guardianship of my grandson and there isn't a father listed on his birth certificate but there is on the guardianship paper work. Will they go after this person for child support or will they try to establish paternity first?
This is a follow up question to a question I asked previously. My previous question was: "What happens if there is no father listed on the birth certificate and I get Medicaid for my kids? (Michigan)":
It was answered: The state will probably seek paternity and a support order on the child's behalf. (Thank you for answering!)
A:
If the government is going to be on the hook you bet your booty the government is going to be trying to get the father to pay support.
To do that they will need to prove paternity in some way. (You don’t have to pay to support some stranger’s kids after all and momma’s baby, pappa’s maybe as we used to say.)
So the answer is ‘they’ll be doing those things at the same time not first or second’. The support petition will include a provision for assuming (or proving) paternity (if there is a challenge.)
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