Legal Question in Family Law in New York
My husband recently had an affair. The woman he had the affair with is claiming she is pregnant with his child. She first was requesting money for an abortion, then threatened to ruin us, then came back and asked for more money for an abortion and now has gone back to threatening my husband, me and my 10 yr old daughter. We have not given the woman any money to date, but want to get rid of her and have her out of our lives. She has begun threatening us and stating she is going to ruin our lives. We need to protect opurselves and our home. What can we do? Do we have any rights? We dont know for sure if the woman is pregnant and if she is that it's my husband's child.
1 Answer from Attorneys
If she spoke to your husband, and not you, you don't know exactly what she said.
Has she talked to you or are you getting the informaton second hand.
If she is threatening to seek child support once the child is born, she is absolutely right to threatening this.
Of course, your husband can demand that she not come to the house or call the house or you. This should be in writing. If she refuses to comply with this request, contact the police or request a court order.
If she has the child, keeps it, and proves your husband is the father, your husband will be responsible for child support for 21 years. There is really no way of getting around this.
Your husband can protect himself by demanding a DNA test if she decides to have the child.
However, if the child is his, whether he wants to the do the right thing and have a relationship with the child is not a legal issue, it's a moral one.
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