Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
I have been seperated from my wife for 2 years. She now lives another man and is now pregnant. Two questions: a. Will I be held accountable for her child, and b. where do I go, considering I have ben laid off since May, and very little income, just enough to survive.
Asked on 11/18/09, 4:13 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn
Mark D. Dunn
In connection with the divorce (whether you file or she files), somebody needs to deny specifically that this child is your child. Under Texas law, there is a legal presumption that a baby born to a married woman is the product of the marriage - even if you and she and everybody else knows it's not yours.
This is very important.
And you'll want to make sure that the decree makes a specific finding that the child is not yours.
Answered on 11/25/09, 12:33 pm