AdviceSeekerRSN
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Illinois/Oklahoma
I was contacted by a woman who claims that I am the father of her newborn child. A paternity test will be required, but, assuming she has not misled me regarding the date of conception, there is a strong probability that I am the father. When the child was allegedly conceived, I was in my senior year in undergraduate studies in Oklahoma where the mother and child still reside. Presently, I am in Illinois for law school. It was not until after I started my first semester in law school that I became aware of her pregnancy through a mutual friend, and had no reason to believe that I could be the father because she had assured my friend that the date of conception made it impossible for me to be the father.
To be clear, I am not advocating that I should not pay child support. My question is, given the circumstances, would attending law school constitute voluntary unemployment? If so, is there a legally enforceable way that I can arrange to suspend child support payments until graduating and obtaining employment, then pay back child support in installments?
Thank you.
I was contacted by a woman who claims that I am the father of her newborn child. A paternity test will be required, but, assuming she has not misled me regarding the date of conception, there is a strong probability that I am the father. When the child was allegedly conceived, I was in my senior year in undergraduate studies in Oklahoma where the mother and child still reside. Presently, I am in Illinois for law school. It was not until after I started my first semester in law school that I became aware of her pregnancy through a mutual friend, and had no reason to believe that I could be the father because she had assured my friend that the date of conception made it impossible for me to be the father.
To be clear, I am not advocating that I should not pay child support. My question is, given the circumstances, would attending law school constitute voluntary unemployment? If so, is there a legally enforceable way that I can arrange to suspend child support payments until graduating and obtaining employment, then pay back child support in installments?
Thank you.
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