Man hounded for back child support ...

... for a child that is not his!

Auburn man ordered to pay support for child that's not his

A District Court judge ruled three years ago that Geoffrey Fisher no longer had to pay child support for a child that wasn't his.

But that hasn't stopped the state from revoking Fisher's driver's license and coming after him for thousands of dollars it says he owes in back payments.

Fisher, 35, said he's flabbergasted the state sent him a letter this month seeking $11,450 in child support, even though officials know that DNA tests have proven he isn't the father of the child in question.

The state's action "is crazy," said Fisher, of Auburn. "A man doesn't have much power in a situation like this."

Fisher's attorney, James Howaniec, said he and Fisher thought the matter was resolved in January 2002, when a judge ruled Fisher no longer had to pay support.

I feel most sorry for this little girl. There is no info regarding the reasons she was to be placed in foster care. Quite frankly, I think this man should be REFUNDED any and all child support he did pay and there should be a judgment and action taken against this woman. If the kid's not his, clearly she was in a position to know that was a possibility all along

That fall the girl, then 3, was placed in foster care. When Fisher pushed for custody, the state ordered a paternity test, which proved he wasn't the father.

OK, so this man sought custody for a child he THOUGHT was his and the state ordered a paternity test? Why at that point? (shakes head ...)

Evie