I am on a childs birth certificate as the father. I now know I am not the father, what can I do. Any advice will be welcome as this is doing my head in.
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Not the father
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tech120
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Posted 3 months ago # -
mr.pink
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Always deal with the CSA in writing - never by phone. This way you have a record of events and it makes them work harder.
Ask for CSL 303 or look it up on line.
What happens if parentage is disputed before child maintenance is worked out?
Before we work out child maintenance, we always ask theperson named as the parent of a child whether they accept theyare the parent.If the person named as the parent denies it, we study the reasonsand ask them to give us evidence to show they are not the parent.We also tell the parent with care that the person they havenamed as the parent has denied it, and ask the parent with carefor evidence to support their statement.
If someone denies they are the parent after we have worked outchild maintenance, they must provide evidence.We only accept ‘conclusive’ evidence, which could be:•DNA test results (we explain DNA testing and how it must bedone on page 13), or•a court declaration that the person is not the child’s parent.This is called a ‘declaration of non-parentage’ or, in Scotland,a ‘declarator of non-parentage.’When can the CSA presumeparentage?
We can presume that a person named as the parent of a child is the father if they:•were married to the child’s mother at any time between thedate the child was conceived and the date the child was born(if the child has not since been adopted), or•are named as the father of the child on the child’s birthcertificate and the child has not been adopted since the birthcertificate was completed.Posted 3 months ago #
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