Am I legally responsible for the health of my wife while being pregnant from another guy
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Am I legally responsible for the health of my wife while being pregnant from another guy
Dear Madam, dear Sir,
I am Canadian and my wife is not. My wife got pregnant from another man and
now she asks me social security services because she does not want to pay to
give birth…I am Canadian and she is not that s why her status depends on me
apparently. I told her to ask her ‘tough boyfriend’ to take care of the fees
because I do not see any reason to help her out after cheating on me… Anyway, I
just would like to be sure I am not legally responsible of her health because I do
not want to support the pregnancy….. It would seem ridiculous but I am aware
that laws are not always fair….. If somebody has some feedback, would be
greatly appreciated, thanks
Asked on July 19, 2016 under Family Law, Alaska
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Speak to a family law attorney. There are ways to disclaim responsibility over another man's child, but they will involve proving it is his (e.g. by a paternity test, if he and/or your wife do not admit it in a legal document) and also having you legally disclaim parentlal rights. Doing this is not necessarily simple or easy, because the law presumes that if a woman is married, her children, conceived during marriage, are the children of her husband. Therefore, you need to go against the normal state of affairs and the law's strong preference to treat children born during marriage as the children of the married couple. That is why you need an attorney's help to do this.
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