What do I do if the mother of my son refuses genetic testing in order to deny my rights?
Originally I served a court order to appear for a hearing to the mother of my son. I was told it was OK to serve her brother she had lived with. Well I served her brother, the court date came, and she did not show up. The Judge said I had to serve her the court papers directly. I served her with court papers and an order for her to not leave the state, that the county I reside in has jurisdiction over custody, and to cooperate with genetic testing. A couple days later she left the state. If I ask for a warrant here in Arizona, and she lives in Georgia, it will not do any good since it will only be a civil arrest warrant. They only extradite on criminal arrest warrants. What am I to do? Am I going to have to file for paternity in the state she lives in now? Are they going to ask me to fly to Georgia for the hearing?
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DNA testing can be done in different states. My step-daughter’s father was in Ohio and she and her mother in New Jersey. The samples are taken at different locations and then sent to the lab. I’m assuming there are safeguards to prevent substitutes from showing up.
If you were interested in your son and having rights, you should have married her.
You will have a hard time forcing your parental rights. You can try to sue for custody, but if your "rights" include wanting the right to see the baby, but you expect her to be the one taking care of it, you will not have much luck. By pursuing this you will also be obligated for support.
So if you are serious, go all out for custody. Otherwise, you won’t have much chance and you will be fighting with her for your entire life.