No court, no pat.test
by Ray spikes
I move to washington state from ohio back in 1995.At that time I had one child and and I was doing my best to pay child support when I started work.I was in the rears but not by much.Then a few years later I lost my job and I was getting unemployment and they were taking out child support from that,and that was ok,but then I get a letter in the mail letting me know that I was due in court for a paturnty test and to set child support the day I got this letter was the day I was due in court I call everyone I could but there was no help the judge set child support and and decided that I was the father.I"ve been paying child support for this child that I never met and I don't even know how old he is.Child support was set without my income because at that time I didn't have any.So I ask how could this happen and child support agency said we get the avg.income from both parents but I explain to them I did not have any income and I was getting unemployment still to this day I never got an answer. They tell me to get a lawyer and go to court we all know that most fathers can not afford lawyers so I'm stuck paying for both kids one I never met and I'm in the rears that its no way I could pay this amount off my oldest child is 20yo. and in school and I'm still paying and the other child I know nothing about him.But I was wondering is there any help for fathers like me.
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