In ConnecticutI signed for a child at birth who I recently found out is not my child. I have been paying child support for this child for 6 ...

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In Connecticut

I signed for a child at birth who I recently found out is not my child.

I have been paying child support for this child for 6 years. Because we've resided in different states ever since the child was two weeks old, I've only seen the child maybe 5 times in its lifetime; once that the child is old enough to remember. The last time I visited I did a DNA test that is not admissable in court but found out that she is not my child which I suspected for years after birth. There is another man that has been claiming the child as his own but it not willing to go to court.

How do I establish paternity through the court to get myself off of child support or relinquish all of my parental rights altogether?

Answer

Has any court ever issued a finding that you are the father? That usually occurs in conjunction with the establishment of a child support order. Is there a child support order from a court? If so, what state? If there's no court determination that you are the father, and no support order, then you can simply stop paying support and let her bring you to court where you can contest paternity. If there has been a determination, you're probably out of luck as so much time has passed and the appeal period has probably run.