Another Paternity Fraud case.(30% of Paternity tests prove children fathered by other men.)

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 12/23/2002 | By Kathy Boccella

[BuddhaBoy]

At the rate that these cases are happening, it is only a matter of time before DNA testing is mandated for all births.

[Righty1]

The law is simple, womens' rights and mens' responsibilities".

[mombonn]

What is so sad about all of this is that children are no longer valued. They are reduced to a bargaining chip.

Truly sad.

I know there are exceptions on either side, but the vast majority of these "adults" are behaving badly.

[lelio]

The title is a little misleading:
30% of Paternity tests prove children fathered by other men.
That's 30% of the cases that go to DNA / blood testing, not 30% of the whole population. I'm sure you didn't mean to insinute this, about did a spit take when I saw it.

[Age of Reason]

That's what you risk when you marry a girl that is willing to sleep with you before marriage.

There's no difference between being unfaithful to a current husband and being unfaithful to a future husband except the nature of the excuse.

[End The Hypocrisy]

The quantity of states banning paternity fraud is growing, and I believe Vermont even fines deceptive mothers (or is trying to). We're getting increasingly organized to end this injustice.
I suppose it's no longer possible to create a paternity fraud "ping" list, but at least a keyword category can be created under "paternity fraud" that interested folks can search for from time to time.

[Between the Lines]

but the vast majority of these "adults" are behaving badly.

In the case of the mothers it is a total majority that have behaved badly.

[whipitgood]

The REAL LAW says,
Thou shalt not commit adultery.

[Age of Reason]

Patrick McCarthy was floored to learn after his divorce that his 14-year-old daughter had been fathered by another man. He was even more stunned to find out that he would still have to pay $280 a month in child support.

In a sane society, that should be grounds for the man to walk away without any legal obligation.

[familyof5]

What is missing in the arguments advanced by the duped fathers is that the biological father is shirking his responsibility. It seems to me that this is more an issue of making the real father come across with the child support. That would also neutralize the oppositions' position.

[John O]

At the rate that these cases are happening, it is only a matter of time before DNA testing is mandated for all births.

And that would be an excellent idea. The man no longer has to hear the emotional "you don't really love me because you don't trust me" noise anymore and the woman would KNOW that if she runs around and gets pregnant she will be found out.

We desperately need accountability put back into our marriages

God Save America (Please)

[Revolting cat!]

30% huh? Makes sense. I've always believed I am 30% Estonian.

[HEY4QDEMS]

That's 30% of the cases that go to DNA / blood testing

Isn't that what a "Paternity Test" is?
I don't think there is anthing misleading about the title.

[martin gibson]

But women's groups and child advocates are alarmed by a trend that they say could harm children.

A rat is a dog is a pig is a feminist (...with profound apologies to rats, dogs and pigs).

[trebb]

Another sign of sickness in our society - the woman gets a free pass to "use her body" any way she wants and the man gets to pay for it. If they start making the woman tell who the real father is, and then charging him with the responsibility of support, justice will be better served. Only the sick and perverse would argue that the man who is being duped is the bad guy in cases like this...Just where does the woman's responsibility (other than the free and unfettered use of her body) start?

[xrp]

One more reason why I plan to live and die as a single.

[Let's Roll]

My first thoughts too, lelio. 30% of the cases that raised suspicion not 30% of all children born. Fear this is getting out of hand. In my own family, there are many who insist a particular girl is not the child of her father. That the girl is the spit of her father's sister at that age carries no weight at all. Quite frustrating to see this. And sad. For the child's sake, I would think the benefit of the doubt would apply.

[dogbyte12]

DNA testing at birth is the way to go. Just mandate it, so the guy doesn't have to be the jerk to ask.

It is a neccessary evil for several reasons. The greatest is health. How often are transplants needed? How often are genetic disorders passed down? It is better for the health and safety of a child to know who the biological father is, in case a situation like that arises.

Conversely, a man learning he isn't the father at that time, should be allowed off the hook then, but if he decides to stay with the mother, and the child, he can't let himself off the hook later. The argument is true. A man can't be the parent of a child, then 10 years later, say, oops, not mine, cya.

The DNA testing would accomplish the goals both sides claim to have. Child being supported, no fraud. If we had rationality in government, this would happen. Every kid deserves to know who is their father.

[BuddhaBoy]

You are right, of course.

30% of the time when men suspect that they are not the father, DNA testing confirms their suspicions.

[mombonn]

In a sane society, that should be grounds for the man to walk away without any legal obligation.

Tell that to the poor kid that thought he was her father for 14 years.

I'm not defending the disgusting behavior of the mother, but the poor kid doesn't deserve to be dumped at this stage of her life. Being a 14-year old girl is difficult enough without having this to deal with.