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Not to jump in late on a thread, but I'm a paralegal. Last year the attorney I worked for took a paternity case for a father. Turns out he was one of *SEVEN* men that this woman was getting under the table child support for his kid. Yeah, he was the lucky dna winner. Even luckier because my attorney was fab and got him custody for a variety of different reasons.
So, protect yourself, protect your child, and go to court. It doesn't have to be adversarial. You can file an agreement and might never have to appear in court, depending on the laws of your state.
Sarah
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Mom to  B, 17 yrs.
9/21/07 - Placed for 'transitional visits'.
10/3/07 - Placed officially for adoption.
1/29/08 - Officially my daughter.
9/26/08 - B called in an abuse report on me because she refused to do her chores and didn't want to get a job. I'm not allowed to require her to do either one.
12/18/08 - B refused to live in my home anymore and chose to return to a former foster family.
1/18/09 - Former foster family refused to keep B any longer.
1/20/09 - Former foster family decided that they would keep B since I was going to place her in a therapeutic shelter and then Job Corps.
1/22/09 - Former foster family called abuse report in on me in retaliation for the loss of their foster license.
1/29/09 - Placed on leave from job with CPS.
2/10/09 - Notified that my employment will be terminated on 2/20/09.
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