I've always heard that family court is a screwy place...glad I've never been there.
Here and here are accounts of a wacky story from New Mexico family court. The stupid, inept, and doubtlessly corrupt New Mexico Department of Human Services had been requiring this unfortunate fellow to pay child support for a child who didn't exist.
A good friend of mine (most of you know who) is involved in a paternity suit involving a child with his ex-wife. Assuming that the ex-wife actually birthed said child, it cannot be his, nor that of anyone with his particular ethnic background. Despite the fact that the child is obviously not his, a variety of bureaucratic hurdles has been requiring him to pay child support for well over a year in order to stay out of jail....poor guy
Here and here are accounts of a wacky story from New Mexico family court. The stupid, inept, and doubtlessly corrupt New Mexico Department of Human Services had been requiring this unfortunate fellow to pay child support for a child who didn't exist.
A good friend of mine (most of you know who) is involved in a paternity suit involving a child with his ex-wife. Assuming that the ex-wife actually birthed said child, it cannot be his, nor that of anyone with his particular ethnic background. Despite the fact that the child is obviously not his, a variety of bureaucratic hurdles has been requiring him to pay child support for well over a year in order to stay out of jail....poor guy
posted by Paul at 12/15/2004 01:15:00 PM
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Won't a simply DNA test take care of that ? Heff confused.....
it should, but it's very difficult for an alleged father to force a dna test...the story goes, she's been fighting it, and he's run out of "available funds" to continue the fight for now (lawyers is expensive, ya know). this is just one of the things that makes me hate our legal system.
I think the key word here is "alleged". He should be able to force the dna test if she's demanding money, but alas, as you said, our legal system is not perfect to say the least.
The kicker is you pretty much have to have money, a lawyer willing to help you pro bono, or the "know-how" to fight anything in court. This is the reality of the situation, and it is despicable (said in daffy duck lisp).
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