Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana

I live in Baton Rouge, LA. My son's father asked for a paternity test when I decided to put him on child support. He has money and is a crook at best. I decided it was ok had nothing to hide. I didn't have any money so I went through the State of Louisiana to get everything done. My son and I were scheduled to take a paternity test at some community center in a not so good area. I was very uneasy about it because in those areas my son's father can buy his way to what he wants. He was not there when we took the test. I called him to see if he was coming and he stated he was scheduled another day. Well a month or so later the attorney or representative for the state called me to come in to get the results of the test. I walked in and sat down. The rep showed me a pic and asked is this the guy I was asking for a paternity test and I said yes. He read the results that said he was not the father. I laughed because I knew he would try something to get off from paying. He would pay anyone just to beat me in court. I explained to the rep that the test was wrong and that my son's father either paid the state or someone in the lab to tamper with the test. The rep laughed at me. I tol him thank you and you will be seeing me again. I called my son's father and he acted as if he knew nothing. I told him that I dont have enough money to take him back to court but I will when I get some money. This happen about six years ago and since then he has never denied he was the father of my son. He just didn't want to pay child support because he owns property, own big rigs, and houses.

Well its been six years and one day I came from church and received a phone call from his brother. I was scared to answer because I had not heard from him in a while. I thought something happened to my son's father. Well after answering it wasn't the phone call I expected. He began to tell me how my son's brother and his father tampered with the evidence of the paternity test. I was shocked because I did not know anyone knew about the test because my son's father was so private and he did not get along well with his older son nor his brother. He began to tell me that he sent my son's older brother to the lab to befriend the girls before the test. He told me he started dating one of the girls before the test. He also told me that he used the girl to tamper with the test since they were in a relationship. He explained to me that he always wanted to tell me but he couldn't find my number.

Since I had used the state before, I really didn't want to use them. I wanted to retake the test and file criminal charges on everyone involved, including the company the lab tech works for. I really don't know where to start. I really don't have any money to pay for an attorney. It is sad because there may be many cases out there where the father paid off a lab tech to tamper with evidence so that he wouldn't pay child support. My life has truly been a struggle. I have had to use money from my other kids dad to provide for my son whose dad don't wanna pay child support. He is living a good life while we struggle. I went back to school to get my B.S. and it is hard. I need an attorney to help me win this case but truly do not know where to start.

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