The Room · 1,842 fathers
This is where fathers post the win they didn't expect, the court date that gutted them, the question they're too proud to ask a lawyer. No judgment. No mothers bashed by name. Just men who know exactly what today felt like.
Filed in March last year. Between the DNA test, the continuance, and losing my court-appointed date twice, I almost gave up more than once. Walked in this morning, judge asked me three questions, and just like that — I'm her legal father.
Nobody at the child support office ever mentioned legitimation. I've been paying on time for two years thinking that meant something. Filing this week.
We've had an easy, informal setup since he was born. Filed for legitimation last month mostly to protect that setup long-term, and she's suddenly acting like I'm trying to take him from her.
Filling mine out this weekend using the Fulton packet. Anyone filed recently in Fulton who remembers?