I am 39 and pregnant. The father is
really no help at all. I would like to
know if anyone knows what my rights are in
the state of Pennsylvania so far as
support issues are concerned, particularly
for prenatal care. Is he going to be made
responsible for half of those bills once
paternity is proven? If not proven until
after the baby's birth, will the fees for
prenatal care be retroactive?
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AuDacia
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 172 Location: west virginia, united states
Re: What Rights Do I Have? Posted: 07-21-07 10:46am
trish2801
wrote:
I am 39 and pregnant. The
father is really no help at all. I would
like to know if anyone knows what my
rights are in the state of Pennsylvania so
far as support issues are concerned,
particularly for prenatal care. Is he
going to be made responsible for half of
those bills once paternity is proven? If
not proven until after the baby's birth,
will the fees for prenatal care be
retroactive?
are you two married? or had you been
married? it doesn't sound like it, but i
thought i would ask.
do you have your own health insurance? if
not, i would apply for government care as
soon as possible. i don't know what the
state of pennsylvania offers as far as
that goes, though. i'm from new jersey.
as far as what he is responsible for, i
wish i could be of more help. those are
great questions & i hope you receive
helpful answers from people on this board.
i would imagine, once paternity has been
proven, he would be expected to pay some
of the costs. if not, i would try my
hardest to get him to give up his parental
rights. you don't know what he'll do after
the baby is born, whether or not he will
want to play a role in his child's life.
good luck, sweetie. i wish you & your
little one the best.
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trish2801
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 6
Posted: 07-21-07 10:57am
Thank you for your reply and good wishes.
No, we are not married. I don't know what
he wants so I just need to make sure I am
aware of my rights up front.
I hope I do get some good, sound advice
from this forum, too!
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izzysue
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 21 Location: Long Island, N.Y US
Lawguru.com Posted: 08-17-07 04:01am
Hey.
Me again (haha)
There is a website called lawguru.com and
they let you ask one question every 15
days. You can put in want state your from
and tell them what's going on and a lawyer
from your state will give you advice.If
you have any questions just holla. I told
you I went through this as well I would
look on that website at all the questions
that people ask and you can also read the
answer's from the lawyers it help me
