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- Sep 8, 2013
I took a quick look, and I am not a lawyer, but for the time being Noah would have to petition the court in his county in Florida. Ari would only be considered an Illinois resident after 6 months. If he files now, Alex might (but probably not) be seen as absconding with Ari. She would need to head back to Florida for court.You know she’s not.
“It’s for her care also cuz I’m a disabled mahm!”
Can’t noah petition the court for a dna test? I don’t WANT him to be single dad but more so the stable grandparents can raise a child that needs it so much.
A lot of places want paternity established before giving out benefits, though. Any potential child support would come into play in determining benefits. If Alex wants to sign up for Medicaid, food stamps, housing aid, or anything she might have to take care of that first.
A lot of family court stuff can be done yourself pretty easily and a lot of times you can get the fees waived or reduced if you're low income... If Noah were actually motivated to see Ari (and not only to spite Alex), he could just walk into his county clerk's office, fill out a couple forms and be done with it. It would only take an hour, tops.