Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Texas

Yes. If she has the baby, she (or theh Attorney General) can sue you for paternity.

In a paternity suit, there are certain questions that get answered (by the Judge's ruling)

1. Is this man actually the father of this child? He has the right to demand DNA testing.

2. If he is, who should get custody - the mother or the father?

3. If the MOTHER should have custody, then

a. How much child support should the father start paying each month? (it's based on the father's income, and whether or not he has other children)

The father will also be required to provide health insurance for the child.

b. What kind of visitation should the father have?

4. How much RETROACTIVE child support should be ordered? If the man is found to be the father now, it means he was always the father, and always had an obligation to support the child. How much child support SHOULD he have paid up to now, and how much has he already (voluntarily) paid to the mother? Has he provided any "direct" support in the form of paying for daycare or buying clothes and groceries?

There is a presumption that the retroactive child support shouldn't go back more than four years.