The courts would not know what to do with this. You need to either have verified paternity or be acting in a fatherly role to be on the hook for child support. You can’t fulfill either conditions on conception.
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If paternity is contested, the biological father shall not be obligated to pay such expenses until paternity is established.
Essentially it requires amniotic fluid sampling to establish paternity, which presents a danger to the fetus and makes this bill toothless. Also theoretically allows awarding retroactively after paternity is established. I’m not totally against it frankly, prenatal care is vital and expensive. I’d rather the state just pay for it though and the wording obviously needs to be thrown out.
The courts would not know what to do with this. You need to either have verified paternity or be acting in a fatherly role to be on the hook for child support. You can’t fulfill either conditions on conception.
They could just establish paternity post-birth and force the father to pay retroactively. That’s pretty much what already happens now. Only difference is that the dad would just be on the hook for an additional 9 months in back child support, most of which will likely go uncollected.
The courts would not know what to do with this. You need to either have verified paternity or be acting in a fatherly role to be on the hook for child support. You can’t fulfill either conditions on conception.
Edit:
Essentially it requires amniotic fluid sampling to establish paternity, which presents a danger to the fetus and makes this bill toothless. Also theoretically allows awarding retroactively after paternity is established. I’m not totally against it frankly, prenatal care is vital and expensive. I’d rather the state just pay for it though and the wording obviously needs to be thrown out.
They could just establish paternity post-birth and force the father to pay retroactively. That’s pretty much what already happens now. Only difference is that the dad would just be on the hook for an additional 9 months in back child support, most of which will likely go uncollected.