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A paternity or parentage action refers to a legal proceeding in which a parental relationship between a father and minor child is formally established. The action may be commenced by an alleged father seeking custody or visitation, a mother seeking child support, a child seeking to establish a parental relationship or the state seeking reimbursement for public assistance.
→ Read MoreDo I have to pay child support if the child is not mine? A surprising number of men pay child support on a child that is not their own.
→ Read MoreChild support is usually paid until the child reaches the age of 18 or graduates from high school. However, the laws for child support vary between states and there are also allowances made for special circumstances as in the case of a disabled or special needs child.
→ Read MoreWhether a sperm donor is legally bound to pay child support depends on state law, as well as the facts specific to his situation. Many courts have looked at whether the donor was anonymous, whether the donor was involved in the child’s life, the relationship of the donor and the mother, whether the child was conceived through in vitro or through intercourse, whether a physician inseminated the mother, and at what point the contract for non-payment of child support was made.
→ Read MoreThe right of child support shared by both parents is considered fundamentally important to public policy. As such, in almost every situation a biological parent can and will be ordered to pay child support regardless of marital status. There are only a few very limited exceptions to the child support rule, such as in the case of sperm donation, or situations where parental rights are relinquished.
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