Child support fraud has been recently getting a lot of media attention. Child support fraud is when a woman takes a man to court in order to obtain child support payments, but the man is not the paternal father of the child. In most cases, the father has no idea he is not the father, but the mother does know or has serious suspicion of the truth. One woman received an 18 month sentence after it was discovered that she had been committing child support fraud. One way fathers can prevent this is by demanding a paternity test when they have been court-ordered to pay child support. Obtaining a child support attorney can help them understand their rights and options under the law. Unfortunately, many men who know they are not the father of thier ex-spouse's children still get forced to pay child support. This is where an attorney can come in and appeal the ruling. Most individuals believe that the actual paternal father of a child should be the one paying child support, and having an attorney can ensure that child support fraud doesn't happen to you.