The first thing he need to do is hire a lawyer to petition the court to remove his name as the child’s father to avoid support payments.
“...petition the court to remove his name as the child’s father to avoid support payments.”
In this day and age, a judge may...or may not...be persuaded by that. Haven’t we seen stories RE a judge forcing the non-father to make child support payments?
“Sorry, son. Your wife may’ve been rabbiting around on you during your marriage. And DNA shows the child is not yours. But, it looks like you’re the one left holding the bag, so... I rule for the ex-wife.”
The first thing he need to do is hire a lawyer to petition the court to remove his name as the child’s father to avoid support payments.
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Yes
There’s a lot to that process.
I was named the father of a child from a woman I literally never met. She finally admitted in a deposition that she saw me in the newspaper and wanted a rich father.
The child support was easily resolved with DNA, but spent a crapload on lawyers getting my name off the birth certificate.