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A Texas man is battling a court order that mandates he must pay tens of thousands in child support for a child that he did not biologically father and who he met only once.
In 2003, a child support court in Texas ruled that Gabriel Cornejo, 45, had to pay child support to his ex-girlfriend who had recently given birth because she vowed that there was no way he wasn’t the rightful dad.
Really awful situation. There's no way this should be allowed. Stories like this just make the MGTOW guys feel they are in the right.
MGTOW should do less online complaining and making themselves look like idiots, and more time in action changing laws like this.
Exactly.
I don't think anyone feels courts are always fair and just especially when it comes to family law.
MGTOW, father's advocacy groups, etc. should get behind this guy and support his case and work to amend the laws to see there is some logic inserted into them.
The article mentioned his check was once garnished for CS to this child. I dont see how this was don without his knowledge and without him having a clue about this child. I think there is more to this.
Exactly.
I don't think anyone feels courts are always fair and just especially when it comes to family law.
MGTOW, father's advocacy groups, etc. should get behind this guy and support his case and work to amend the laws to see there is some logic inserted into them.
The article mentioned his check was once garnished for CS to this child. I dont see how this was don without his knowledge and without him having a clue about this child. I think there is more to this.
It shouldn't even matter. He didn't act as a father to the kid and the kid isn't his biologically. He's not the father so he should not have to pay.
All the men's groups should go loud on this, it gives them some credibility, because it is something people can understand and agree it is wrong.
MGTOW should do less online complaining and making themselves look like idiots, and more time in action changing laws like this.
But that's the fundamental problem with those who like to complain online; they don't actually want to DO anything but complain. Change takes effort and that is not something the like and share and think they've accomplished something crowd is up for.
So, they were dating. She had a kid she thought was his. They started garnishing his wages years ago and he never questioned it.
He finally up and decided he wanted a paternity test and this test proved he's not the father.
Here's where he messed up... he didn't go right in immediately and ask for that test.
To the state, this demonstrated that he believed himself to be the father and that he was willing to pay child support.
It's his own fault for not getting this checked out right away. Nobody can say she was trying to pull a fast one, because she may well have believed he was the father.
And, ultimately, the child still needs care.
Men? If you are with a woman and you are not married to her, you need to get a DNA test if you don't want to pay child support. Period.
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So, they were dating. She had a kid she thought was his. They started garnishing his wages years ago and he never questioned it.
He finally up and decided he wanted a paternity test and this test proved he's not the father.
Here's where he messed up... he didn't go right in immediately and ask for that test.
To the state, this demonstrated that he believed himself to be the father and that he was willing to pay child support.
It's his own fault for not getting this checked out right away. Nobody can say she was trying to pull a fast one, because she may well have believed he was the father.
And, ultimately, the child still needs care.
Men? If you are with a woman and you are not married to her, you need to get a DNA test if you don't want to pay child support. Period.
For the most part I agree, but once the DNA test confirms he isn't the dad, he should be let off the hook. He shouldn't be entitled to a refund of past payments. (Not implying he is trying to get a refund)
So, they were dating. She had a kid she thought was his. They started garnishing his wages years ago and he never questioned it.
He finally up and decided he wanted a paternity test and this test proved he's not the father.
Here's where he messed up... he didn't go right in immediately and ask for that test.
To the state, this demonstrated that he believed himself to be the father and that he was willing to pay child support.
It's his own fault for not getting this checked out right away. Nobody can say she was trying to pull a fast one, because she may well have believed he was the father.
And, ultimately, the child still needs care.
Men? If you are with a woman and you are not married to her, you need to get a DNA test if you don't want to pay child support. Period.
Everything you say is accurate. I don't doubt any of your words.
However, I think "law" should be fair and just. If the guy was not a biological father, the "law" should not force him to pay child support
Of course, all these are just wishful thinking.
unfortunately in today's legal environment, is no. In fact, under the laws of most states, even if you find out the child you've been supporting is not your biological child, you will still be on the hook for child support until the child reaches 18.
More often than is widely known, a paternity case may turn out to be the kind of situation where nice guys actually finish last.
Unfortunately, studies have shown that, for a variety of reasons, including fear, wishful thinking, or not wanting to be joined for life to the jerk who is the baby's daddy, single moms may provide the DA with the wrong name in connection with a child support claim. And many men, having absolutely no reason to doubt that the child belongs to them, do the right thing and start making those monthly payments, no questions asked.
The lesson: All men faced with a claim of paternity should request DNA testing before admitting paternity or signing anything. This is your legal right. And, it holds true no matter how much you trust the mother of your child. Trust has little to do with it.
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