Paternity Fraud Exposed

A case before the Tennessee Supreme Court could be groundbreaking should the husband win.

The case before the court is regarding paternity fraud. The couple, now divorced, will face one another in court over the paternity of their child. In short, the court will decide whether the man has grounds to sue the woman since she lied about the paternity of their child. If he is allowed to go forward with his case, the man could win an unspecified amount of money for emotional suffering, as well as be given the chance to recover some of the funds for child rearing.

In fact, the man has already been awarded $26,000 for medical expenses and child support, as well as $100,000 for emotional distress, but the Supreme Court could overturn the lower court's decision. When the father learned that the child was not his, he was at that time the custodial parent. However, he had spent years makingchild support payments for the son who was not his biological child.

Contact us to speak with a Los Angeles family law attorney if you need help with a child support matter.