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If a man seeking to establish paternity does not attend the paternity test, the man is in contempt of the court order that required him to do so. The man may be held in contempt of court. In addition, if the man does not appear, the court may grant a default judgment against him.
Filing an answer with the Clerk of Court; Contacting the child support office to request genetic testing; Contacting the child support office to voluntarily acknowledge paternity by signing an affidavit and voluntary support agreement;
Once you have a child support attorney, you can petition the appropriate court to put a stop to your child support payments. You are going to have to attend a court hearing and prove that your obligation should end.
Under NC child custody law, an unmarried mother gets primary or natural right to custody following the birth of a child. This arrangement only applies when no father is named on the birth certificate or steps forward to make a custody claim.
(d) If the action to establish paternity is brought more than three years after birth of a child or is brought after the death of the putative father, paternity shall not be established in a contested case without evidence from a blood or genetic marker test.
In North Carolina, there are two ways to begin a child support case: in civil court or through a criminal action. You can file for child support on your own, with a lawyer that you retain, or the Division of Social Services (DSS) can file the child support case for you.
In North Carolina, NC Gen. Stat. §50-13.4 requires child support to be paid until a child is age 18 or graduates from high school, whichever is longer. Support may end sooner than that if a child becomes emancipated.
The North Carolina paternity law provides that the paternity of a child may be established at any time before the child turns eighteen. A paternity action can be brought to court by either of the parents.
Under North Carolina law there is no legal duty to pay any college expenses or to continue child support past age 18 if the child is enrolled in college. Please note that some states do require child support until age 21 if the child is enrolled in college.