If my name is not on the birth certificate , am i still subject to paying back child support?

[Jo Bear]

If the paternity tests comes back that you are the father, regardless if you have your name on the birth certificate will be irrelevant. However, you can now change your daughters last name to yours if you are the father and of course place your name on the birth certificate.

Whether the Judge rules to have you back pay child support may depend on any receipts you may have for previously providing for her. If you don't have receipts then you may want to get the mother to admit you have financially helped in the past two years, (getting it in writing is always best and proof, even if you send her an email to discuss this and she writes back that YES you have been financially helping) That is enough proof to substantiate to the court you have been financially helping her and the court may waive any backpay.

From experience, my husband was paying his ex money on the side to support his daughter but the time came that the courts were going to back the child support from previous years of not paying the CSED. We got her to admit in several emails that he was in FACT paying her money for child support and the courts waived his backpay. We had evidence and proof, without it, you have no leg to stand on and yes the court can force you to repay the years you haven't contributed.