I was recently involved with woman for a night, we engaged in sex WITH protection that failed well before ejaculation. The next day i went and got her the morning after pill, which she agreed to take "just in case" (to make me less paranoid)......now she is pregnant and i find out that she changed her mind and didnt take the pill. Do i still have the same LEGAL obligations (if it ends up being my child) that i would have had if i had used no condom, and not gotten the pill
2007-11-27 16:34:49 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yes you do, you not only have the legal obligations but also the moral obligations to take care of the child. If you are not sure about the paternity then get a dna test done. If it turns out to be yours be responsible and do the right thing
2007-11-27 16:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No protection is 100%, so you are still running the risk of pregnancy. The court will still consider you the father, the same as if you didn't use protection.
I suggest you take a paternaty test and be ready to care for a child, financially and emotionally.
They do not take the parents "well being" into consideration when dealing with a child, the child's wellfare is always thought of first. So regardless of what you did to not have the baby, the baby is still here and you will have to take care of it=)
2007-11-28 00:47:33 · answer #2 · answered by paganmom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have any documents or paperwork with both your names on it...or can get any statements from the people from the place that supplied you with the pill that you were there if so you can bring that to court to prove that you took all the right steps to prevent the pregnancy and if the court wont take it and the baby is yours you can sign over all your parental rights to the mother which means you will have no rights to the child...you can't even ask for visitations...think about it..I went through this with my daughters father who didn't want to pay or give up parental rights...but yet omitted she was his
2007-11-28 00:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, yes you do. It is still your baby (Although I would still insist on a DNA test). A child, no matter how they are conceived, still has a right to be supported, and to have a relationship with both parents.
I just wanted to add that she might not have taken the pill because she knew she was already pregnant and wanted to pin it on you. INSIST on a DNA test before signing ANYTHING.
2007-11-28 00:39:07 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
well, that is a tough one morally you did use protection, and get her the morning after pill it was her fault that she did not take them. but in a court if they of law if they do a paternity test and she is seeking support then they will make you pay. but if you want nothing to do with the child then you should tell her so she is not supprised when you do not sign the birth certificate (if you do not then you have not obligations to the child for support untill paternity is proven) my advise is you are not sure this is yours so do not sigh the birth certificate wait till the test is done and you are proven to be or not to be the dad.
2007-11-28 00:43:08 · answer #5 · answered by alexia's mommy 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
YEP looks like you are going to be a daddy! The only way out is to sign over all rights to the child.........and what kind of jack ___ would do that! Accidents happen and now you are going to have a baby, so start saving and saving! Why don't you try to be with her instead of trying to find a way out of it!
If you are not going to live with the baby you are responsible for him/her!
2007-11-28 00:50:39 · answer #6 · answered by Kaytie82 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't make any difference how the baby was conceived... but maybe she didn't want to take the morning after pill because she knows that it can cause early termination, and she felt that it was morally wrong? I know that I would feel that way, and you can't really blame her for that.
2007-11-28 03:19:28 · answer #7 · answered by Phoebe's_Mum 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably yes, unless you still have the receipt from the buying of the pill and it has the date you bought it on it. Then you might be able to make a case that she decided to have the child without consulting you.
2007-11-28 00:40:03 · answer #8 · answered by cnw002 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If the child is indeed yours and you do not want it, then this could be a test court case for you under the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, under the "equal protection under the law" clause.
If a woman kills her fetus they call it "abortion," but if a man does it, they call it murder.
Talk about biased, and does not give you equal protection under the 14th Amendment.
Why is it the case? Better talk to an attorney.
2007-11-28 00:46:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
You have any and all obligations to that child ( if its yours ) You have none to the mother. Just do all you can for the child.
2007-11-28 00:39:33 · answer #10 · answered by geminimommy3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋