Does a father who signed a birth certificate have to pay child support if he’s not the biological father?

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Does a father who signed a birth certificate have to pay child support if he’s not the biological father?

Asked on November 27, 2012 under Family Law, Maine

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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

Until a person has been deemed the father of a child per a court order that person even though named on the minor's birth certificate is not legally liable to pay for the child support of that child. Many men are named on a child's birth certificate who turn out not to be the biological father.


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