Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Re: child support for non biological child

Depends on whether you are married to him or not and other factors.

Petitions to disestablish paternity have to be filed before the statute of limitations runs, and that depends on whether he's the presumed father or not.

So it isn't really about the emotional bond, no. There are sound policy reasons for that statute of limitations, not the least of which is not destroying a child's world.

I hope there is more to this fact pattern, because the facts you sketch suggest a little child is about to have their heart broken.

I hope you have counsel helping you.

Elizabeth Powell