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MOTHERS are being forced to pay back as much as $60,000 to men they wrongly claimed fathered their children following a contentious reform of child support laws.

An Ohio man who discovered that his wife had an affair with a surgeon and that the surgeon was the biological father of his child cannot sue for child-raising costs or other damages, says a state appeals court.

Daddy by Default is about a defiant man who is stuck paying child support even after DNA determines he’s not the child’s biological father. Not possible you say? DNA has freed men from death row, led to the release of innocent men from prisons; quite surely it can be used to free a man from the financial obligations of a child he did not father correct? The answer to that question relies heavily on which state said father resides.

Sharon Smith, an associate in the Family team at Halliwells has drawn attention to an unusual case that could be arriving before the courts. In an opinion piece published in today’s legal page of the Liverpool Daily Post, Sharon examines a rare case of paternity fraud:

In the past decade, since DNA paternity testing has gained public popularity, DNA testing laboratories have reported relatively consistent rates of non-paternity results. Surprisingly, non-paternity is reported in between 20 and 30% percent of all tests performed. Sometimes a paternity test may be performed when a child is an infant, sometimes when he/she is much [...]

DNA paternity testing of related potential fathers is not uncommon, although paternity in such cases is more difficult to prove beyond doubt. It is frequently possible if the relationship is known prior to testing, though in some such cases other evidence is generally required before paternity can be legally ascertained. While positive DNA tests can [...]

Hi Doc! Here is my situation: I am dating a guy who I am in love with. We started seeing each other in November 2008 but in February he told me we should break it off because he’s not ready for anything serious as he is going through a divorce. He said he needs time [...]

Most divorce litigants don’t have a clue about how a divorce action progresses. Learn them so you can begin to handle your case – with or without a lawyer. This article outlines the steps in divorce or paternity (for the unmarried) suit that take place in family court. The state requires that you go to [...]

In a lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend, Richard O. Phillips has alleged that about six years ago, he engaged in oral sex with her. Unbeknownst to Phillips, he says, his girlfriend, Sharon Irons, allegedly saved the resulting semen and used it to inseminate herself. A pregnancy resulted, Irons gave birth to a baby, and DNA tests [...]

Mothers and fathers have a duty to maintain their children even if they have never lived together. This duty continues until the child reaches the age of 18, unless the child is able to support him or herself before that time, or marries, or is adopted. The Commonwealth Government enforces the obligations of a parent [...]