Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: Court rules

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This might be a good time to consider hiring a lawyer for such an important matter as a paternity suit. It is probably the single most important matter you have faced. If you lose, you will not get child support for the balance of the time the child is under 18 which based on the age of the child could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. This may be a perfect example of pennywise and pound foolish.

As to your question, you can file for discovery to request a copy of the paternity test that he intends to introduce at the hearing. He is required to provide it to you. If he does not, you can ask the court to strike it and not allow it into evidence.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.