[Ibis2009]

My question involves paternity law for the State of: Florida

Long story short. My husband received a letter from the Department of Revenue stating that he was being named the father of a child born in 2006 in a different county than the one we live in. The letter arrived in 2007, my husband contracted a lawyer who charged him for representing him in this matter, they had a trial/hearing in January of 2008, no request for a paternity test was made and a motion for dismissal was requested with a response requested within 20 days after that. We did not hear about the case until a few days ago, the lawyer received a letter stating that they were continuing with the motion of child support, this morning my husband called the child support enforcement of our county and they told him that the case was closed, he called the Department of Revenue of the county were the child was born and the case is closed there. My husband was advised to call the Clerk of Courts of the county that the child resides in; because they are the ones who received the information regarding the case from the assigned lawyer to the case and he is waiting until someone calls him back. Can a paternity test be performed in a reputable testing site in the county that I live in even if the case is closed? I am very concerned about paternity fraud in this case.

Can you advise us in this matter.

Thank you

[Xena]

My question involves paternity law for the State of: Florida

Long story short. My husband received a letter from the Department of Revenue stating that he was being named the father of a child born in 2006 in a different county than the one we live in. The letter arrived in 2007, my husband contracted a lawyer who charged him for representing him in this matter, they had a trial/hearing in January of 2008, no request for a paternity test was made and a motion for dismissal was requested with a response requested within 20 days after that. We did not hear about the case until a few days ago, the lawyer received a letter stating that they were continuing with the motion of child support, this morning my husband called the child support enforcement of our county and they told him that the case was closed, he called the Department of Revenue of the county were the child was born and the case is closed there. My husband was advised to call the Clerk of Courts of the county that the child resides in; because they are the ones who received the information regarding the case from the assigned lawyer to the case and he is waiting until someone calls him back. Can a paternity test be performed in a reputable testing site in the county that I live in even if the case is closed? I am very concerned about paternity fraud in this case.

Can you advise us in this matter.

Thank you

is the COURT case still open?

If it is, your husband needs to file and deny paternity and request a court ordered DNA test.