Sunday, December 07, 2008
MAN FORCED TO SUPPORT SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD
The Associated Press reports Man forced to support someone else's child. According to the article, the man was jailed for nonsupport even though the child was living with her similarly-named biological father and the "real father" claimed that he had always supported the child. Additionally, it was reported that "Petitions [the man] filed for DNA testing were opposed by the court's domestic relations officials and denied by the judge."
The Associated Press reports Man forced to support someone else's child. According to the article, the man was jailed for nonsupport even though the child was living with her similarly-named biological father and the "real father" claimed that he had always supported the child. Additionally, it was reported that "Petitions [the man] filed for DNA testing were opposed by the court's domestic relations officials and denied by the judge."
Unfortunately, this kind of thing can happen, and probably has happened, in South Carolina.
Labels: Child Support Collection, Civil Contempt, DNA
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Why not use DNA testing? Why refuse the request? What reasons could the Judge and the court's domestic relations officials have for opposing this request?
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: 7:38 PM
: 7:38 PM
In many states--South Carolina being one of them--DNA tests are only allowed to prove paternity, not disprove paternity. So the "judge and the court's domestic relations officials" may have had no choice but to apply "the Law" in this case.
For previous posts on this subject, search this BLOG for "paternity."
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