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Donajean54 · Oct 23, 2008, 04:40 PM

My son spent the night with a girl 16 years ago.He is in the Army and just got married.Now this girl says he is the father of her daughter! She put another guys name on the birth certificate.
She is causing him a lot of problems with hiw new wife and with the Army.
What can he do? Can she get in trouable for lying on the birth certificate?
We don't even think the child is his.
Thank you

tickle · Oct 23, 2008, 04:49 PM

There is only one way to find out. A DNA test.

ScottGem · Oct 23, 2008, 04:51 PM

First, she may not have lied. She may have believed he was the father. Something may have happened recently that showed he wasn't.

In any case, it may be too late for her. He may be considered the legal father at this point and that could get your son off the hook.

What your son should do is tell her that he does not believe he's the father, but if she thinks he is then to take him to court and let the court order a paternity test. But until then she should stop bothering him or he will file harassment charges against her.

Donajean54 · Oct 23, 2008, 04:55 PM

This sure gives us some piece of mind thank you

ScottGem · Oct 23, 2008, 05:10 PM

Now, if he is forced to take a paternity test and it comes back positive, then he will need an attorney to deal with the legal issues.

Fr_Chuck · Oct 23, 2008, 05:58 PM

If she is causing him trouble with the army, then she is not doing things legal, if she is doing this legal, she files a motion for a DNA test.

He can ask for a restraining order against her if she is stalking him and contacting the military over this.

cadillac59 · Oct 23, 2008, 10:43 PM

Well, what exactly kind of trouble is the woman causing? Why doesn't he just ignore her and tell her to go away? First she can NEVER get child support from this guy reaching back 16 years, so forget that. The alleged dad probably doesn't give a hoot about custody or visitation since he doesn't even know this kid and the kid's 16 as it is. So that's not an issue. So what's the problem? Is there a fear mom will ask for two years of child support until the kid is 18 and finishes high school? That's about the worst case scenario. If and when it ever happens- and it may not- you can always ask for a paternity test. I think the fact the fellow in question is named on the birth certificate means nothing because before 1994 (I think or 1995) an unmarried mom in California could name anybody as a dad on a birth certificate and it meant zero in terms of establishing paternity (for obvious reasons). Can't do that anymore.