Auburn Man Ordered To Pay Support For Child That's Not His

Doglips · 04-25-2005, 04:54 PM

Auburn Man Ordered To Pay Support For Child That's Not His

POSTED: 6:42 am EDT April 24, 2005
UPDATED: 6:44 am EDT April 24, 2005

AUBURN, Maine -- Maine officials are coming after a 35-year-old man who they said owes thousands in back child support for a child that is not his.

They said Geoffrey Fisher owes about $11,000 in child support to cover the time from the child's birth until paternity tests proved that Fisher was not the father.

They say Fisher failed to file a court motion three years ago that would have relieved him or any financial responsibilities for the child.

But Fisher said he's flabbergasted that the state sent him a letter seeking payment even though DNA tests have proven he isn't the father.

His attorney, James Howaniec, said he plans to file a motion to relieve Fisher of parental responsibilities. But he said Fisher could still be held responsible for past child support.

Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed

BattleRifleG3 · 04-25-2005, 05:27 PM

Wow. Mental retardation in its fullest.

SPOCAHP ANAR · 04-25-2005, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BattleRifleG3

Wow. Mental retardation in its fullest.

Actually, its the law. In some states if you are listed as the father and don't protest it then you are on the hook. some even have SOL that become permanent after a certain time. And if you are married to the mother of the child when she gives birth then you are automatically listed as the father.

This came up on Jerry Springer or Montell one time. Its kind of underhanded but its a way to keep the state from paying for your baby.

gunssb · 04-25-2005, 10:12 PM

This is true. I have a friend who was going out with a girl - everything was going on well and he thought she was a great girl but she kept rushing him to marry her after only 2 months until the secret came out that she was pregnant (not with his child). He really liked her & he's a decent guy - if she had only told the truth, the guy would've even supported both of them.

Troy · 04-25-2005, 10:45 PM

if the guy cared enough about the child that he wanted to support it and make sure it was raised right that would be fine. but this is BS.

SPOCAHP ANAR · 04-26-2005, 05:08 AM

I bet 20 years ago you didn't have all these problems with paternity. That's what ya get in today's society of casual sex and Baby's Daddys.

dhermesc · 04-26-2005, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SPOCAHP ANAR

Actually, its the law. In some states if you are listed as the father and don't protest it then you are on the hook. some even have SOL that become permanent after a certain time. And if you are married to the mother of the child when she gives birth then you are automatically listed as the father.

It's common, in California you're still on the hook even AFTER your prove your not the father. Once you start paying child support you're on the hook for the next 18-21 years.

Rave · 04-26-2005, 08:02 AM

The state does not want to support the kid,so if the victem doesn't fight like heck he get the shaft,justice be damed!The gummint,ya just gotta love it.
P/S I have a nephew that just finished paying off a kid that he didn't think was his in OK.

colt45 · 04-26-2005, 09:52 AM

now you can see the pain i'm haveing to deal with here in NY its even worse here. child support is run by Nazzis here. they make the SS look like boy scouts. you would not even believe the power they have. even more than the IRS.

missharpshooter · 04-27-2005, 12:04 AM

Yes, this is ALL TRUE,... However he did have the right it said 3 years ago to sign his parental rights away, which would have released him from any financial responsibilities for the child, and since he didnot do this he is responsible under the law. There are many men out there who are married and do bring children into this world and sign them away so they don't have to pay...

Troy · 04-27-2005, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by missharpshooter

There are many men out there who are married and do bring children into this world and sign them away so they don't have to pay...

no offence to you Lady Di, but you have no idea how sick that statement makes me feel. i know your just quoting something. what kind of pos would do that?

missharpshooter · 04-27-2005, 12:32 AM

No sorry to say I am not just quoting> 25 years ago after 4 months of marriage I found I was with child, also found out the man I had married had lied to me about his past and was a fortune hunter. I divorced him and gave him the option to help with the unborn child, go to divorce court and have the Judge grant me child support or sign his rights away and I would assume full finanical responsiblity...he signed his rights away, and I have never seen him again. That was my first and only marriage. The only person this hurt was my daughter growing up without a father, it affected her so much she had to go through counseling and has never understood why her dad didnot want her. SICK....you have NO IDEA.. how painful it was to see my little girl grow up without a father and wanting to have a Dad more than anything. I had the best Dad in the whole world, and she always heard the stories about him growing up. All her life this affected her, so I tried to be a Mother and a Father to her teaching her things a Dad would have taught her, like shooting and hunting. She learned how to shoot and hunt and bow hunt, and held 5 State titles in trap and is a beautiful girl, but she has never got over the fact her own father signed his rights away....someday I keep thinking I will meet a man and give her the father she never had, who deserves two beautiful girls.....Lady Di

gunssb · 04-27-2005, 12:47 AM

Thanks for sharing that story Lady Di. Your perspective on this is well taken. Yes, some men are scumbags and would do anything to avoid responsibility. But there are also women out there who lie. It's unfortunate for the other good person (man or woman) to be faced with such a partner. Sometimes it messes up people a lot. That story I mentioned about my friend - the guy now distrusts all women. Maybe one day he will meet someone who'll change his mind.

Thrawn · 04-27-2005, 03:45 AM

I'm blessed with great parents. Wish evey one could be.

missharpshooter · 04-28-2005, 10:42 PM

I also, had the best parents in the world, my Dad is passed now, but my Mother is still with me, we went out last night and had dinner and played slots and had a fun time even won a few dollars. LOLLL Lady Di

04-25-2005, 04:54 PM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	Auburn Man Ordered To Pay Support For Child That's Not His Auburn Man Ordered To Pay Support For Child That's Not His POSTED: 6:42 am EDT April 24, 2005 UPDATED: 6:44 am EDT April 24, 2005 AUBURN, Maine -- Maine officials are coming after a 35-year-old man who they said owes thousands in back child support for a child that is not his. They said Geoffrey Fisher owes about $11,000 in child support to cover the time from the child's birth until paternity tests proved that Fisher was not the father. They say Fisher failed to file a court motion three years ago that would have relieved him or any financial responsibilities for the child. But Fisher said he's flabbergasted that the state sent him a letter seeking payment even though DNA tests have proven he isn't the father. His attorney, James Howaniec, said he plans to file a motion to relieve Fisher of parental responsibilities. But he said Fisher could still be held responsible for past child support. Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed

04-25-2005, 05:27 PM	#2
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Wow. Mental retardation in its fullest. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

04-26-2005, 08:02 AM	#8
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 6,859	The state does not want to support the kid,so if the victem doesn't fight like heck he get the shaft,justice be damed!The gummint,ya just gotta love it. P/S I have a nephew that just finished paying off a kid that he didn't think was his in OK. __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

04-26-2005, 09:52 AM	#9
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	now you can see the pain i'm haveing to deal with here in NY its even worse here. child support is run by Nazzis here. they make the SS look like boy scouts. you would not even believe the power they have. even more than the IRS. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

04-27-2005, 12:04 AM	#10
missharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 979 Images: 2	Yes, this is ALL TRUE,... However he did have the right it said 3 years ago to sign his parental rights away, which would have released him from any financial responsibilities for the child, and since he didnot do this he is responsible under the law. There are many men out there who are married and do bring children into this world and sign them away so they don't have to pay... __________________ IF IT DOESN'T GET HOT..IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FIREPOWER....DBL TAPP IS NOT DANCING..

04-25-2005, 10:12 PM	#4
gunssb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: socal Posts: 1,833	This is true. I have a friend who was going out with a girl - everything was going on well and he thought she was a great girl but she kept rushing him to marry her after only 2 months until the secret came out that she was pregnant (not with his child). He really liked her & he's a decent guy - if she had only told the truth, the guy would've even supported both of them.

04-25-2005, 10:45 PM	#5
Troy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manitoba Canada Posts: 2,501 Images: 3	if the guy cared enough about the child that he wanted to support it and make sure it was raised right that would be fine. but this is BS.

04-26-2005, 05:08 AM	#6
SPOCAHP ANAR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SC-upstate Posts: 4,089 Images: 3 Blog Entries: 4	I bet 20 years ago you didn't have all these problems with paternity. That's what ya get in today's society of casual sex and Baby's Daddys.

04-27-2005, 12:32 AM	#12
missharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 979 Images: 2	No sorry to say I am not just quoting> 25 years ago after 4 months of marriage I found I was with child, also found out the man I had married had lied to me about his past and was a fortune hunter. I divorced him and gave him the option to help with the unborn child, go to divorce court and have the Judge grant me child support or sign his rights away and I would assume full finanical responsiblity...he signed his rights away, and I have never seen him again. That was my first and only marriage. The only person this hurt was my daughter growing up without a father, it affected her so much she had to go through counseling and has never understood why her dad didnot want her. SICK....you have NO IDEA.. how painful it was to see my little girl grow up without a father and wanting to have a Dad more than anything. I had the best Dad in the whole world, and she always heard the stories about him growing up. All her life this affected her, so I tried to be a Mother and a Father to her teaching her things a Dad would have taught her, like shooting and hunting. She learned how to shoot and hunt and bow hunt, and held 5 State titles in trap and is a beautiful girl, but she has never got over the fact her own father signed his rights away....someday I keep thinking I will meet a man and give her the father she never had, who deserves two beautiful girls.....Lady Di __________________ IF IT DOESN'T GET HOT..IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FIREPOWER....DBL TAPP IS NOT DANCING..

04-27-2005, 12:47 AM	#13
gunssb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: socal Posts: 1,833	Thanks for sharing that story Lady Di. Your perspective on this is well taken. Yes, some men are scumbags and would do anything to avoid responsibility. But there are also women out there who lie. It's unfortunate for the other good person (man or woman) to be faced with such a partner. Sometimes it messes up people a lot. That story I mentioned about my friend - the guy now distrusts all women. Maybe one day he will meet someone who'll change his mind. Last edited by gunssb; 04-27-2005 at 12:50 AM.

04-27-2005, 03:45 AM	#14
Thrawn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Okeefenokee Posts: 1,618 Images: 6	I'm blessed with great parents. Wish evey one could be.

04-28-2005, 10:42 PM	#15
missharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 979 Images: 2	I also, had the best parents in the world, my Dad is passed now, but my Mother is still with me, we went out last night and had dinner and played slots and had a fun time even won a few dollars. LOLLL Lady Di __________________ IF IT DOESN'T GET HOT..IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FIREPOWER....DBL TAPP IS NOT DANCING..