Can you take someone to court for lieing about having your child?
I trusted this girl... paid for everything spent about 15 grand between supporting her b4 the birth.... during preg. leave, and one year afterwards.... Well i noticed he looked nothing like me, so i did a dna test, and he isnt mine! After all the attachment between me and my family, I feel like I was done wrong. Now she is harassing me, cause i moved on with my life. Im just tired of it and want to know if it is possible for me to take her to court? I was just trying to do the right thing by raiseing him and trusting her. I feel like a jackass now.
She claimed that she didnt know she had sex... she was at a party 2 weeks before was with her. What a lame excuse. How does a woman not know she had sex tehe next day... and realize this was totally out of character for her.
2007-02-07 16:14:28 · 5 answers · asked by danny m 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I would contact a lawyer. A lot of them have a free 1/2 consultation. Ask him whatever questions you have. And if she's harrassing you, you can go to the court and ask them for a Protection From Abuse order to keep this nutcase away from you. Sorry about your getting burned!
2007-02-07 16:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You can take her to court, even though it doesn't mean you'll win the case. It would all depend on your attorney. Hiring a good attorney will raise your chances.
But it has to be proven that she lied to you on purpose, in order to get financial assistance.
She may have not known she had sex at a party if she got wasted. Some peole don't remember. But usually nowadays doctors can tell the time when the child was conceived, giving the number of weeks since that time.
Two weeks is a noticable time, and if she didn't know she was pregnant before you, she could be told about this by the doctor on the first examination.
If you don't win the case overall, you can at least stop her harassment.
Before you sue her, get a legal consultation though.
2007-02-08 00:32:08 · answer #2 · answered by riot333 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. You can't sue her for slander or lible, because you would have to prove that there was intent in what she was doing and saying. As for the money, yes you can but it's difficult because the burden of proof is more or less entirely on you. You will need to gather as much evidence as possible to prove what exactly you spent (receipts, checks, etc). You also need to check on what the limits are for your state as to how much you can sue for in small claims court. Usually it's a very low amount, like say 5,000. If I were you, I would sue for certain things separately, like the doctor bills in one case then something else in another, in small claims court. That way you may be able to win multiple judgements without having to leave small claims. It's a difficult case because you can't prove that she knew or purposely defrauded you, and that's what will make your case difficult. Plus the fact that she will most likely claim that it was all gifts and that she was never expected to pay you back in any way. Sorry about your situation, hope you get a good judge.
2007-02-08 00:38:07 · answer #3 · answered by amanda c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire an attorney.
That what they are for.
You do have a case.
You might not collect any past money but it sure can keep you from paying out a lot of future money!
2007-02-08 00:28:28 · answer #4 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can (and should) sue her. But you'll probably never see any of your money.
2007-02-08 00:23:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋