Q: How can I stop child support or disestablish paternity when both spouses agree I am not the father?: I married the mother in April 2014. The child was born in November 2014 while I was on active duty, so I was presumed to be the father. We separated in 2017. In October 2019, the mother admitted she had cheated before our marriage. An at-home DNA test excluded me as the biological father. She told me the biological father was dead, so I stayed in the child’s life because I loved her.

The mother filed for divorce in August 2025. I sought custody because I had continued acting as the child’s father. During the case, she admitted in court that the biological father was alive, had been involved behind my back throughout the child’s life, spent time with the child, and provided support. She described me as the “stepfather” in her divorce complaint. She does not dispute that I am not the biological father, did not request child support, and agrees to court-ordered DNA testing.

Nevertheless, a magistrate recommended that I pay $973 monthly plus $227 toward arrears. I filed exceptions and a motion for genetic testing. How can we have support removed by agreement, or how can I disestablish paternity under Maryland law before a final order is entered?

Q: What rights do me and my daughter have? Can her father do any of this without my consent: I need to find a lawyer that can represent me and my daughter in a custody battle against her father. She is 15. From pre-k to the end of 8th grade she has attended a private Christian school of his choosing. For her 9th grade year we both agreed that she could go to the local public school in mine and her district. Her father put her in all advance classes claiming that if she doesnt do well he would pull her out, even though she has learning disorders. She did not do well and passed by the skin of her teeth. He wanted her to go to the school that he works at which is 30 minutes away from us and out of state. He said he could hand pick her teachers and assure us that she would get the best grades possible. Me nor her want her to go to that school She would like to stay at her local high school since she is already established there, on the cheer team, on student council and has friends. She deals a lot with social anxiety and general anxiety in which her father refuses to let her get help with. He has filed in court to change her schools and be the sole decision maker on her education. He is threatening to pull her out after this marking period

Q: How can my sister get back full 100% custody of her daughter: Long story short since my niece was 4/5months old the dads dad took my mom an sister too court for 100% custody at first they was granted 4 days for 4hrs an today they were just granted 50 meaning she goes every other week an weekend. My sister is 17yrs old her bd is 16 an the baby is now 81/2months. We go back in November they have been representing themselves an it just keeps getting worse every court hearing they have they are trying to say my sister is unfit for he age but she’s been doing it all by herself until the baby was 4/5mths old then they wanted something too do with the baby