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My son fathered a child back in 2006 with a woman he hardly knew. He immediately claimed her and proved she was his via DNA. He willingly began to pay child support. In 2008, the arrangements for visitation and child support were officially put into place by the court, in the state in which all 3 live. Then he received a notice from a court in an adjoining state that he had failed to appear and they set child support payments. His attorney notified that court that this state had jurisdiction. Then he received a notice from a third state that a claim for child support was filed there. Again his attorney notified that state of the jurisdiction and valid court orders here.
Yesterday, this state's Child Support Enforcement Office, who has been receiving his child support, deducted from his pay check since 2008, sent him a letter claiming he owed $6300 in arrears. A call proved that this was from another state.
My questions, since the second state has refused to 'give up' its claims that he owes child support and that will prevent him from getting his federal student loan, IRS tax refund, etc., are do we have any legal standing to sue that state? Can we somehow get them to see that the mother of the child committed fraud when she filed claims in 2 states she did not live in? Can we sue her?
He has an attorney on retainer and he has gone to court twice to attempt to get custody of the child.
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