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Question:

My paternity laws question concerns taking responsibility for a child that may not be mine.

My girlfriend is pregnant and it may be my child or her ex-boyfriend's. I am willing to take responsibility and sign the Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity and the birth certificate.

However, if her ex-boyfriend has a DNA test proving that he is the biological father, what could be the legal repercussions for me?

Question:

How do paternity laws handle my unique situation? My ex-wife found out just days after our divorce was finalized that she was pregnant with another man's child, so the child was technically conceived while we were still married but it is not mine.

She has not had the baby yet and is scheduled to marry the biological father in a few months.

Do paternity laws address who is considered the father of this child since it was conceived while she was still married, but it is another man's child?

Question:

I have a question about paternity laws and fathers rights. My husband found out he may be the father of a child by an old ex-girlfriend.

The man who she cheated on my husband with "claimed" that the child was his, but she now says the child is my husband's and not this other man.

If my husband is the father, he wants to be involved in the child's life. What are his rights if he is deemed the biological father but this other man has already claimed to be the dad and has served in a father figure role to this child for many years?

Question:

My question is about child support and paternity laws.

Paternity was established and I have been deemed the father of a son I did not know about for many years. I have also been ordered to pay child support.

I have two children with my current wife and this recent child support order is too high to properly care for my current family and the son I did not know about until last year.

What can I do to modify child support so that I can protect my current family from financial ruin?

By Tara Brewer

Special to DadsDivorce.com

Men questioning paternity has become a widespread issue that leaves many guys confused about the complex paternity law process, according to a recent survey.

In a survey conducted by Identigene DNA Paternity Test, more than 10 percent of adults have been in a situation where they found out the presumed father of a child is not the dad after all.

Another 1 in 5 adults said that a close friend or family member has questioned paternity. These statistics show that many people are looking for answers to their paternity questions as 51 percent of adults with paternity questions either plan to address them in 2012 or would like to but are unsure where to start.