Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Lied to me about being the father
I have a situation in which a female has lied to me, saying that I was the father of a set of twins she had. She convinced me that they were mine and there was never a court order for me to send her money. I sent her money because I thought that perhaps she was telling the truth. She said she was 100% sure they were mine because she hadn't slept with any man for 2 months before me. Recently, I was forced to take a DNA test initiated by her to determine if I was the father and it came back negative. Anyways, I sent her roughly $6,000 over 8 months. I have record of receipts and text messages of most of the communication between us. I even have a paper she typed up that she wanted me to sign saying that I am the father. I never signed it. Can I sue her and get my money back and sue her with punitive damages for the stress she caused me and ruining my credit? Also, I felt harassed because she would use different phone numbers to contact me when I would block her phone number from my phone. She has been receiving welfare and I am assuming she hasn't reported the money I sent her to the IRS so do you believe I could possibly win a case against her?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Lied to me about being the father
Move on with your life.
When you sleep with someone you assume the risk of pregnancy. And when you choose to pay support without a test (you could have forced one at any time), that is your negligence in not seeking it. You learned a $6000 lesson in both safe sex and in seeing a lawyer the moment a paternity issue comes up.
Re: Lied to me about being the father
Child support is not reported to the IRS.
Re: Lied to me about being the father
Consult with a local attorney.
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