Forced to pay child support for children that are not biologically yours?

[dzandiloo]

Tough situation.
Bottom line: the state will not willingly "bastardize" a child, because who will end up footing the bill for their support in the end? The state--and we already have too many people on the state's support rolls.

In the state of Texas, paternity is presumed in a marital relationship. If a woman is married to a man, and conceives a child with another, she cannot even place the true father's name on the birth certificate. Mixed up, I know.

I am still trying to figure my thoughts on this one out...I can see both sides, and in the end, someone loses out big, in many cases through no fault of their own (not saying dad should have said anything to the kids, BTW). Too bad so-called adults don't always act like adults, eh? Because mom couldn't stay faithful, and Dad couldn't keep his mouth shut, there are 3 kids out there who will be forever burdened with the knowledge that they are-at least to an extent-unwanted by someone.