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Parentage Tests Also known as paternity tests, this is DNA testing to establish whether there is a family (genetic) relationship, or lack of relationship, between individuals. Samples of bodily fluids are taken (mouth swabs are increasingly replacing blood samples, though both are reported to be effective) from the mother, assumed father and the child. Parentage [...]

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:

DNA tests are not usually mainstream news on the world’s media, but that isn’t to say there aren’t important or high profile DNA testing cases to report. In fact, over the last few decades DNA testing has played a growing role in the way we analyse the past and the way we interpret our future. Be it the determation of paternity through DNA Paternity testing or in establishing wider DNA links such as DNA forensic cases, our top 5 famous DNA tests reveal just how relevant DNA testing really is.

Minnesota Divorce, Child Custody, and Family Law Attorneys and Lawyers Discuss Child Custody in Minnesota Cundy and Martin is a family law and immigration firm located in Bloomington, MN.  952-746-4111. When filing for divorce in Minnesota, there are two types of custody determinations that must be made in all divorce and paternity proceedings.  Child custody [...]

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 testing is one of the most conclusive ways available to determine paternity of any given child. By taking a sample of DNA from both the alleged father and from the child in question, high-tech DNA profiling techniques are used to match reference points across genetic markers on both samples which can lead to an [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]