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Lab advocates DNA testing to tackle paternity fraud
By Punch, 01/22/25 “…This recommendation follows a shocking revelation that six out of 10 Nigerian men who undergo paternity tests are not the biological fathers
When Love Lags The Sperm Race: Understanding The Emotional Challenges Of Paternity Fraud
By Inventiva, 01/22/24 “…In human relationships, perhaps nothing is more painful than finding out that a child you loved and raised as your own might
Man ‘devastated’ by results of son’s secret DNA test – but wife’s reaction is even worse
By Newsbreak, 02/04/25 “…He said: “I didn’t ask [my wife] for a paternity test because I knew she’d flip out, so I did it in
Michael Abrahams | A closer look at paternal discrepancy in Jamaica
By The Gleanor, 02/03/25 “…It has recently come to light that Jamaica’s paternal discrepancy rate is among the highest in the world. …” “…The term
What Americans think about home DNA tests and their potential uses
By YouGov, 02/05/25 “…The survey invited people with a surprise result to write about those surprises in their own words. Responses to the question, “What
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.
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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