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SB 805 Tries to Squeeze Blood from Turnip
By Hans Bader, 01/02/25 “… Legislation has been introduced in the Virginia legislature to increase child-support obligations a lot, even for parents with very low incomes.
‘I took a DNA test because I was bored – and uncovered a 60 year old secret’
By Mirror, 01/12/25 “…A woman doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry after uncovering a 60-year-old secret when taking a DNA test on a whim.
Opinion | I just found out I’ve been paying support for a child that’s not mine. Am I still on the hook? Ask Gelman
By The Star, 01/14/25 “…The child is now six years old and the results of a paternity test show that I am not a biological
“I’m trying to figure out who the hell I am”: Examining the psychosocial and mental health experience of individuals learning “Not Parent Expected” news from a direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry test
By BMC Psychiatry, 01/06/25 “…This matching can produce a surprising ‘not parent expected’ discovery, where a user learns that an assumed parent (typically the father) is
‘I discovered shocking secret after taking DNA test – my family will never be the same’
By Bristol Post, 01/15/25 “…A woman’s life has been upended after a home DNA test uncovered a family secret hidden for nearly three decades. Eager
Vietnam man, suspicious that ‘too pretty’ daughter not his, shocked by birth switch accident
By SCMP, 11/08/24 “…A man in Vietnam who grew suspicious because his beautiful daughter resembled neither him nor his wife – prompting him to conduct
Blog Posts
How to Eliminate Paternity Fraud: Key Changes for a Just System
By Dianna Thompson Paternity establishment is essential. Children deserve the opportunity to know and form secure, loving relationships with their fathers and extended family
Paternity Fraud Hurts Kids and Dads—Tennessee is Leading the Way to Make it a Crime
By Laurie A. Couture. Paternity fraud harms children, biological fathers, and unmarried men who are deceptively extorted for money to pay child support for
New Florida Law Puts National Focus on Unwed Dads
By Laurie A. Couture. A July 2023 law change in Florida has brought national attention to the state of rights for unmarried fathers in the
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“If DNA is used to free death-row inmates, we should accept it in paternity cases.”
Dianna Thompson
WAPF Co-Founder
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