Child Support - Emancipation - Biological Parent

[InTheMiddle]

Jurisdiction in AZ.

Father is court ordered custodial parent. (AZ)

Mother is influencing 15, will be 16 end of Oct., to become emancipated.  (TX)

I know that if your name is on the birth certificate as the Father, the courts don't care if it's biological or not--you pay child support.

What if the child becomes emancipated?

1)  If a child becomes emancipated against the Father's wishes--and the Father's name is on the birth certificate--but the child is proven NOT to be genetically related to the Father---is the Father still responsible for paying emancipated child CS until he is 18?

2)  Any website for further information you could recommend?

As always, thank you for your wisdom.

[socrateaser]

>What if the child becomes emancipated?
>
>1)  If a child becomes emancipated against the Father's
>wishes--and the Father's name is on the birth certificate--but
>the child is proven NOT to be genetically related to the
>Father---is the Father still responsible for paying
>emancipated child CS until he is 18?

An emancipated child is a legal adult and is not entitled to child support. So, if the objective is to obtain child support from the father, who is currently the custodial parent, this would not be the way to do it.

And, no sane judge will emancipate a 16 year old, without pretty substantially proof of maturity (living apart from parents, gainfully employed, paying all bills, married, etc.).

>
>2)  Any website for further information you could recommend?

Nope.