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When a paternity test reveals devastating home truths about a child\’s origins

By WA Today on 04/17/2017 \”…Like many twentysomethings, Jack* has been going through an identity crisis – and with good reason. He recently discovered he is not biologically related to the man he thought was his father. …\” Read the entire article: http://www.watoday.com.au/national/when-a-paternity-test-reveals-devastating-home-truths-about-a-childs-origins-20170414-gvl2lx info

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Maryland woman accused of lying about paternity to collect child support

By JD News on 02/17/2017 \”…April Nicole Cortez, 35, of Stonehouse Run in Glen Burnie, Maryland, was arrested Feb. 16 by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office and charged with obtaining by false pretense property greater than or equal to $100,000. …\” Read the entire article: http://www.jdnews.com/news/20170217/maryland-woman-accused-of-lying-about-paternity-to-collect-child-support info

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B.C. woman who concealed her ex-husband was not the father of her son loses child support bid

By National Post on 03/15/2017 \”… The husband, identified by the initials P.Z., took it for granted that he was the child’s natural father, but it turned out that the birth was apparently the result of a “dalliance” between his wife, identified as E.Z., and another man. …\” Read the entire article: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/b-c-woman-who-concealed-her-ex-husband-was-not-the-father-of-her-son-loses-child-support-bid info

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Genesee County Friend of the Court speeds up child support

By ABC12 on 03/31/2017 \”…The problem in the past was establishing paternity. Testing wouldn\’t happen until after the baby was born, but now, if mother and the man believed to be the father agree, DNA testing can happen during the pregnancy. …\”Read the entire article: http://www.abc12.com/content/news/Genesee-County-Friend-of-the-Court-speeds-up-child-support-417827853.html info

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Women Against Paternity Fraud Submits Paternity Acknowledgment Program Recommendations (during open comment period) to Health and Human Services

Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment and Required Data Elements for Affidavit DCL-16-20 RE: OMB Control Number 0970-0171 Comments by: Dianna Thompson, President and Founder of Women Against Paternity Fraud (WAPF) November 26, 2016 Dear Ms. Ward, In-hospital paternity acknowledgements are a cornerstone of government policy and a requirement for any state seeking TANF funds.  Establishing paternity is

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Five Reasons Why Moms Establish Paternity, and Five Reasons They Don\’t

By National Fatherhood Initiative on 07/20/2016 \”… As vital as paternity establishment can be to increase the chance that an unmarried dad will be involved in his child\’s life, little research exists on the reasons why an unmarried mom chooses or not to name the dad as her child\’s father.  That\’s why the research conducted on 800 unmarried Texas moms by

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