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1/8/2013
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VerifiedWell he did not give up legal rights because if no one adopted the child then his legal rights have not been severed.
And if the child is his then he will need to pay support.
If the child is his though that that does mean he will have an automatic right to access.
The Court will consider what is best for the child and it may be that if your boyfriend has been acting as her father and she thinks he is her father 4 years later it could harm her to find a stranger is her father.
So it depends on the facts.
At the same time it depends on these same facts in terms of whether at this late stage a Court will order a paternity test and it could be that you can defend his application by showing this will not be in the child's best interests.
What I suggest you do next is consult with a family lawyer face to face, have the lawyer analyze the facts in some detail and then advise you as how best to proceed.
In most provinces you can contact the Law Society and use their Lawyer Referral Service. You will be given the name of a lawyer and can consult with the lawyer and the first half hour will be free.
And if the child is his then he will need to pay support.
If the child is his though that that does mean he will have an automatic right to access.
The Court will consider what is best for the child and it may be that if your boyfriend has been acting as her father and she thinks he is her father 4 years later it could harm her to find a stranger is her father.
So it depends on the facts.
At the same time it depends on these same facts in terms of whether at this late stage a Court will order a paternity test and it could be that you can defend his application by showing this will not be in the child's best interests.
What I suggest you do next is consult with a family lawyer face to face, have the lawyer analyze the facts in some detail and then advise you as how best to proceed.
In most provinces you can contact the Law Society and use their Lawyer Referral Service. You will be given the name of a lawyer and can consult with the lawyer and the first half hour will be free.
And that is certainly evidence you can present to the Court if you want to fight him getting an order for the test.
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