- Aug 27, 2006
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DO NOT willingly allow yourself to put on child support, that's asking for a world of stress because as u said it, it gives her all of the power. Now as far as the health insurance and daycare, she could get CCIS by stating that she is in between homes, etc etc. Putting your name on the birth certificate binds you to your child (which isn't necessarily a bad thing) and when it comes to things like cash assistance, if she takes it, they'll come after you. Now w/ her already figuring out ways to scheme and game the system, I'd be weary of what situation you put yourself it.
Now I don't know you or your child's mother (baby moms, bm, etc. sounds so ignorant and stereotypical) and I'm not saying that she could be a good or bad person, however, I would not tap dance on a slippery slope in order to avoid paying daycare and healthcare. There are things like CHIP for healthcare for the child and as I mentioned earlier CCIS for childcare.
I see what you're saying, but if he get's a paternity test right from the rip and get's child support established now then he'll be better off in the long run..My boy didn't get the support taken care of from the jump and then when him and his girl fell out she filed that paperwork on him and he ended up owing almost a years worth of back child support..Luckily he had a decent job to where he could afford to pay the normal amount and also pay the extra til his back support got caught up..
I also had another friend where the same thing happened, but he had got laid off from his job and could only manage the normal monthly payment..They ended up suspending his license and they went into his bank account and took the whole amount of back support from him..Which sucked cause he had been saving up that money to help get him through the winter since his job rarely gives him hours during the bad weather months..
No matter what he needs to get a paternity test and get a lawyer to protect his rights..Cause the last thing you want to do is be paying on a child that you love and want to spend time with but you have a vindictive woman preventing you from seeing your baby..