Legal Question in Family Law in New York

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If there is a child support and custody order outstanding, you should move to modify it. Indeed, you may be able to get child support from her.

Also, licensed and practicing in New York.

First, you do not have to pay child support unless there was a petition for child support and/or you consent to pay child support.

That said, there is a presumption that the child from your wife is your child since you are married (see, Nelson L. v. Charo A. 224 A.D.2d 531, 637 N.Y.S.2d 789 [2nd Dept. 1996]). Therefore, Mr. Wade's short response is wrong. However, if the father's name is on the birth certificate, that presumption may be rebutted.

With that said, you really should be obtaining a divorce from your wife.