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    Unhappy Boyfriend's Ex had a baby, but he doesn't know if its his or her husband's

    Two years ago my boyfriend was dateing a girl, who at the time he did not know was married. She became pregnant during the time he was dateing her, but they do not know if it is my boyfriends or her husbands. He has been waiting for them to contact him about a DNA test, but the baby is now 2 yrs old and they still haven't contacted him. Nor have they done one to see if her husband (whom she is still with) is the father. He lives in Louisiana, and he was told that there is nothing he can do, that the ex would have to admit that the baby might be his to the court, but that if she denies it they wont do the test.

    There must be something else he can do to force her to take a test, but what????

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    Default Re: Boyfriends Ex had baby...but he doesn't know if its his or her husbands....

    Quote Quoting NLK43079
    Two years ago my boyfriend was dateing a girl, who at the time he did not know was married. She became pregnant during the time he was dateing her, but they do not know if it is my boyfriends or her husbands. He has been waiting for them to contact him about a DNA test, but the baby is now 2 yrs old and they still haven't contacted him. Nor have they done one to see if her husband (whom she is still with) is the father. He lives in Louisiana, and he was told that there is nothing he can do, that the ex would have to admit that the baby might be his to the court, but that if she denies it they wont do the test.

    There must be something else he can do to force her to take a test, but what????

    My response:

    State name, State name, State name!! Tell us the State name for all the involved parties.

    IAAL

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    Default Re: Boyfriends Ex had baby...but he doesn't know if its his or her husbands....

    That could have been stated more tactfully, but what IAAL is trying to point out is that without knowing the states involved, we can't know the law involved, so your question cannot be answered. Was everybody in Louisiana at all times relevant to your question?

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    Default Re: Boyfriends Ex had baby...but he doesn't know if its his or her husbands....

    Quote Quoting aaron
    That could have been stated more tactfully, but what IAAL is trying to point out is that without knowing the states involved, we can't know the law involved, so your question cannot be answered. Was everybody in Louisiana at all times relevant to your question?

    They all live in Louisiana.

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    Default Re: Boyfriend's Ex had a baby, but he doesn't know if its his or her husband's

    Quote Quoting NLK43079
    ...There must be something else he can do to force her to take a test, but what????
    He should sue for paternity and for his child support amount to be set and for visitation (or even custody).

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    Default Re: Boyfriend's Ex had a baby, but he doesn't know if its his or her husband's

    Quote Quoting seniorjudge
    He should sue for paternity and for his child support amount to be set and for visitation (or even custody).
    he cant sue for custody or visitation seeing as they dont even know if its his

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    Default Re: Boyfriend's Ex had a baby, but he doesn't know if its his or her husband's

    The suggestion was to sue for paternity. If paternity is established he can seek custody or visitation. The last time I checked, Louisiana would permit this even though the mother was married.

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    Unhappy Re: Boyfriend's Ex had a baby, but he doesn't know if its his or her husband's

    Quote Quoting aaron
    The suggestion was to sue for paternity. If paternity is established he can seek custody or visitation. The last time I checked, Louisiana would permit this even though the mother was married.
    Well here's my other question.....seeing as she wont do the test willingly and she is saying he isn't the father (even tho her daughter looks like my boyfriend), the courts will make him pay back child support wont they?? Which isn't really fair, seeing as she isn't telling him if he's the father.

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    Default Re: Boyfriend's Ex had a baby, but he doesn't know if its his or her husband's

    It would probably be within the court's discretion to grant or deny back child support.

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    Unhappy Re: Boyfriend's Ex had a baby, but he doesn't know if its his or her husband's

    But, he was told that if she doesn't concent to the test or if he takes her to court and she denies he could be the father that the Lousiana courts wont make her take the test....is that true? Cause someone mentioned have him sure for a DNA test....what good will that do if she denies it and they wont do the test? My main concern is what if god forbid something ever happens to her daughter and she needs like a blood transfusion, if the guy who is her father now doesn't match, then she comes after my boyfriend. I tried talking to her to get her to do a test, she stated that it will disrupt her life as well as the babies and she knows its being selfish, but she rather not know if he is the father. But on her myspace she has pictures of her daughter, and she doesn't look like the girls husband at all....yet she does look like my boyfriend. I'm just affraid this is gonna somehow bite him in the ass...the husband doesn't even know the baby might not be his...my boyfriend at the time he dated her, didn't even know she was married. And he cant afford to sue her for a DNA test...so im not sure what other opptions he has.

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