Ohio Child Support

My husband has a problem, and we need some good legal advice.

My husband has two children from a previous relationship (Chris and
Tom). The mother of the two children lives in Ohio and we live in
Texas. Chris lives with the mother and Tom lives with us. My husband
and the mother were never married, so there is no custody order signed
by the court. However, because my husband was not there when Tom was
born, his name is not on the birth certificate (the mother has given us
a temporary custody letter so we could enroll him in school). Several
years back, the mother began receiving welfare, and because of this, the
state of Ohio has ordered my husband to pay child support for Chris.
Since he has been supporting Tom for over three years, he has not paid
this support. The mother has never requested child support, but the
state of Ohio wants him to pay so they can get their welfare monies
back. To complicate matters further, he has since found out that he is
not the biological father of Chris. We want to know how we can get his
name on Tom's birth certificate, and what he should do about paying the
child support. My husband really doesn't want to make a big issue out
of not being the biological father, because he loves Chris, and doesn't
want to hurt him. But, he also doesn't feel it is fair to pay the
mother for supporting one child, when he supports the second child
without support from her.

We appreciate any advice you can offer.

Is his name on Chris b/c ? When was this done and how old is Chris ? Did he ever sign an affidavit of paternity ? if so, when ?



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