AARJCR1972
Junior Member
Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN
My daughter is 17 (she will be 18 years old-08/19/08) and is having a baby-due circa 08/03/2008. The father is a 19 year old married military soldier who got married Jan 2008 and his wife got pregnent in Feb/Mar 2008-only four months along. He is stationed in Ft. Lewis, Washington. He claims that the baby is not his, and that he wants nothing to do with her or the baby. BUT, the baby is his and he knows this because he mad a comment to her when they had sex when he did not use a condom. He said that if she did become pregnent that he would come back here and take care of her and the baby. BUT, this was before he got married. My daughter does not want to split them up. She just wants him to step up and help provide for the baby.
My daughter is currently on TennCare (State funded medical coverage) I heard that since she has sought help with the State of TN for medical benefits for now that they will pursue him in DNA, child support and getting her what she is entitled to. But, I still believe that she could turn elsewhere without paying for an attorney right now, she has absolutely no income-working on her GED, and then once the baby is born she will be enrolling in Nursing School for her LPN then bridging to RN.
What are her options? (This is what we have so far)
1) She was underage when they had sex, TN state law is 18! She was 17, and he was 19.
2) I have been doing some research, and IF the baby is PROVEN to be his (which it will be-
there is not a doubt in her or my mind) He has to provide her with several things.
a. Child Support from the date of conception 11/07/07
b. Medical Benefits/Coverage thru the Military
C. Military ID with on post benefits to the stores and schools.
d. A life insurance policy on him in the baby's name- with the mother as the Guardian
until the age of 18
e. a car for transportation for bringing the baby to the doctor, daycare, etc.
Please let me know if you know of anything that we can do once the baby is born, what her rights are as far as the mother of the child goes, and how she can go about doing everything.
Thanks,
Aimee
My daughter is 17 (she will be 18 years old-08/19/08) and is having a baby-due circa 08/03/2008. The father is a 19 year old married military soldier who got married Jan 2008 and his wife got pregnent in Feb/Mar 2008-only four months along. He is stationed in Ft. Lewis, Washington. He claims that the baby is not his, and that he wants nothing to do with her or the baby. BUT, the baby is his and he knows this because he mad a comment to her when they had sex when he did not use a condom. He said that if she did become pregnent that he would come back here and take care of her and the baby. BUT, this was before he got married. My daughter does not want to split them up. She just wants him to step up and help provide for the baby.
My daughter is currently on TennCare (State funded medical coverage) I heard that since she has sought help with the State of TN for medical benefits for now that they will pursue him in DNA, child support and getting her what she is entitled to. But, I still believe that she could turn elsewhere without paying for an attorney right now, she has absolutely no income-working on her GED, and then once the baby is born she will be enrolling in Nursing School for her LPN then bridging to RN.
What are her options? (This is what we have so far)
1) She was underage when they had sex, TN state law is 18! She was 17, and he was 19.
2) I have been doing some research, and IF the baby is PROVEN to be his (which it will be-
there is not a doubt in her or my mind) He has to provide her with several things.
a. Child Support from the date of conception 11/07/07
b. Medical Benefits/Coverage thru the Military
C. Military ID with on post benefits to the stores and schools.
d. A life insurance policy on him in the baby's name- with the mother as the Guardian
until the age of 18
e. a car for transportation for bringing the baby to the doctor, daycare, etc.
Please let me know if you know of anything that we can do once the baby is born, what her rights are as far as the mother of the child goes, and how she can go about doing everything.
Thanks,
Aimee
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