Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon
My ex-girlfriend had a baby while we were dating I thought it was mine so I signed the birth certificate. Now we are not together and she has told me the baby is not mine but I am still having to pay child support because my name is on the birth certificate. I do not see the child and would like to have my name taken off the birth certificate but I believe I have to get a paternity test to do so. What should the steps be so that I can get my name off the birth certificate and stop paying child support?
1 Answer from Attorneys
What you signed that resulted in your name being listed as :"father" on the child's birth certificate was a Voluntary Acknowlegement of Paternity form. If the basis for your having signed the VAP was "fraud, duress or material mistake of fact," you can commence a legal proceeding "challenging" the validity and legal significance of the VAP. To get this done -- abnd done right -- you will need a good lawyer. Having a paternity test ahead of time would be good too, but not necessary (as a court order compelling such tests can be obtained while the case it pending).
A good lawyer for this purpose? me.
LAWRENCE D. GORIN
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Law Office of L.D. Gorin
521 S.W. Clay St., Suite 205
Portland, Oregon 97201
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LAWRENCE D. GORIN
http://ldgorin.justia.net/index.com
Law Office of L.D. Gorin
521 S.W. Clay St., Suite 205
Portland, Oregon 97201
Telephone: 503.224.8884
Fax: 503.226.1321
E-mail: [email protected]
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