pleasehelp3333
Feb 1, 2010, 11:48 AM
Here is the situation... My husband has raised his daughter for the last 13 years of her life (since birth), knowing there is a chance that he is not the biological father. In fact another mans name is on the child's birth certificate. My husband has legal custody of the child and she has lived with him for most of her life, visiting her mother on some weekends.
Just recently the child has found out that the man who has raised her may not be her actual father and has come in contact with the man who is named on her birth certificate. This other man has claimed that he wants a paternity test done after 13 years of the child's life. The child also wants to get it done as she is curious of the results. The mother does not want to have it done, but the child is starting to act out over the issue.
If the paternity test were completed and it was found out that this other man is the biological father, what rights would the non biological father have? Does a 13 year old have a say in court decisions?
Just recently the child has found out that the man who has raised her may not be her actual father and has come in contact with the man who is named on her birth certificate. This other man has claimed that he wants a paternity test done after 13 years of the child's life. The child also wants to get it done as she is curious of the results. The mother does not want to have it done, but the child is starting to act out over the issue.
If the paternity test were completed and it was found out that this other man is the biological father, what rights would the non biological father have? Does a 13 year old have a say in court decisions?