When two people aren’t married to each other, their expenses are not a mutual responsibility. When they have a baby together, the expenses of the child become a mutual responsibility. This includes any expenses that occur during and after the birth of the child. The party who incurred the expenses for the child’s birth (almost always the mother) may bring an action in court against the father for contribution to those expense. “In an action brought within 2 years after a child’s birth, the judgment or order may direct either parent to pay the reasonable expenses incurred by either parent…

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