Re: HELP PLEASE! (Liability of Non-Biological Fathers)

No you won't be responsabe for the child if you divorce, he has a father
prsumable he is named on the birth certificate and as you say a DNA test
would confim that so you don't really need to worry about that. If you both
resident in UK then uk law would apply, likewise if you move to Brazil,
Brazilian law would apply.

Live with her 24/7 for five years before you think about marrying and think
long and hard before marrying anyone. If it goes sour it can be devastating,
you can loose everything you have from property and money to children and
even your good name if she's bad enough.

I'll never marry again - ever


"Anon5000" <noreply@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi All,

First post to this newsgroup; first post to a newsgroup in a decade! <g>

I have just met a non-EU and non EEA national (from Brazil). I am
thinking about marrying her, but am greatly concerned either a court
here in the UK, or the CSA could somehow at some later date (post
marriage) make me financially responsible for her current child, who is
five years old today, and whose father is a Brazilian national.
Obviously should the marriage not last long, this is a considerable
liability!!

I have no problem looking after any of my own kids, if we have them, but
do not wish to become responsible for her existing child, e.g. should we
get divorced at some later date.

I have spent a half a day trying to find the answer to the question of
whether or not I could be made, e.g. upon divorce, financially
responsible for her existing child but cannot find a definitive answer;
only from reading between the lines of the CSA website would it seem
that as far as the CSA is concerned at least, I would be able to prove
to them that I was not the father by e.g taking a DNA test, and thus
avoid any assessment to make maintenance payments. ... It would seem
only biological fathers (or those otherwise 'deemed' to be fathers, e.g.
if fertility treatment applies etc) can be made to pay maintenance.

Questions:

1) Am I correct in thinking that there is no way if I married her, and
we later divorced, that I could be made financially responsible for her
existing child BY THE CSA?

NB: I am aware they could deem me to be a parent, but as I am not, I
would be able to rebut any presumption they made, by a DNA test.

2) Am I correct in thinking that there is no way if I married her, and
we later divorced, that I could be made financially responsible for her
existing child BY A COURT in England?

Though no doubt too long a shot, if there is anyone on the newsgroup
with knowledge of the Brazilian law(s) that would apply in the above
scenarios, I would dearly value any help you could give answering the
substance of the questions as they would relate to Brazil.

Many thanks in advance for any help, information, or links anyone can
provide - please note the email address I have used is false; please
reply to the newsgroup, and *NOT* to, or copied, to the email address.

Anon5000


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