request for dna test

SnowflakeBaby2009 · March 2010

Request for dna test through the CSEA, Is this mandatory? Or is it only mandatory if its court ordered? I've been calling all morning and can't reach a real person.

inbetween · March 2010

I could be completely wrong, but I believe it is mandatory if you are going after child support and he didn't sign the birth certificate.

SnowflakeBaby2009 · March 2010

Thanks for your answer, I got through to someone FINALLY!! I think you're right about that, too.

meghan_marie · March 2010

My lawyer told me that if X wanted to persue paternity then it would be easier if I just went and had the test done when it was requested. If I don't bring LO in for the test then it will be court ordered, which will make it mandatory.

Dani3679 · March 2010

I'm in Ohio and it was mandatory if the father did not sign the birth certificate, to pursue CS. And gee it only took him 3 years to take the test!

laurieb602 · March 2010

DB didn't sign DD's BC and we weren't required to do a DNA test if he admitted paternity, he opted for the test and when it came back that he was the father he had to pay for the test! Had it been negative the state would have made me pay...not that there was a chance in hell of that being the case