Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

proof of parenthood

If you are not the biological father of a child but you signed the birth certificate as the father are you required to pay child support upon a divorce.


Asked on 6/23/08, 3:23 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Harold Holcombe Harold D. Holcombe, P.C.

Re: proof of parenthood

If you get divorced and have a final decree saying you are the father, then you are the legal father. That's called Res Judicata. It has been decided by a court that you are the father, therefore, liable for child support. The time to attack paternity would have been at the time of the divorce.

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Answered on 6/24/08, 8:36 am
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Re: proof of parenthood

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Answered on 6/23/08, 8:48 pm


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