Chapter 8 - Adrian’s result does not erase fatherhood
My attorneys explained the legal problem clearly.
I had signed Adrian’s acknowledgment of paternity years earlier.
I had acted as his father.
Depending on state law, timing, prior presumed-parent status, and the child’s best interests, biological non-paternity did not automatically erase legal responsibility.
Good.
I did not want a laboratory result to turn a nine-year-old into administrative debris.
Sabella’s attorney initially accused me of trying to disinherit Adrian.
I publicly said nothing.
Privately:
“No.”
Arthur asked:
“No what?”
“No immediate challenge to legal paternity.”
“You need time.”
“I need the child protected from adults.”
We sought independent family-law counsel for Adrian’s interests.
Not mine.
Not Sabella’s.
The court later appointed a guardian ad litem during related proceedings.
That annoyed several family members.
“Why involve outsiders?”
Because a child should have someone whose only job is the child.
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The Sinclair family needed that idea badly.
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