Paternity

‘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. Growing up, she says she has always felt like the odd one out…” Read the entire article: https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/i-took-dna-test-because-34464873 WAPF

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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 parent. I also have no relationship with the child. Am I still obligated to pay child support? Read the entire article: https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/i-just-found-out-ive-been-paying-support-for-a-child-that-s-not-mine/article_c6ba0a92-b8a1-11ef-89c5-bfb433c36800.html WAPF

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“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 not a biological parent. …” Read the entire article: https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-06380-0 WAPF

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‘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 to know more about her family history, she had no idea that the test would reveal something that would tear her family apart. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/real-life/i-discovered-shocking-secret-after-9865873 WAPF

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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 a DNA test – which confirmed he was not her biological father. …” Read the entire article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3285560/vietnam-man-suspicious-too-pretty-daughter-not-his-shocked-birth-switch-accident?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article WAPF

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My sister was switched at birth. I found out thanks to a gift 50 years later

By The Times, 11/03/24 “…Tony and his 83-year-old mother, Joan, then discovered that Claire had been born in the same hospital in the West Midlands within hours of his younger sister, Jessica, in 1967. They realised that the “only explanation” was that the babies had been swapped. …” Read the entire article:  https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/i-took-an-at-home-dna-test-it-showed-my-sister-was-swapped-at-birth-zr69mk50p WAPF

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Woman accused of fabricating evidence in ‘Bachelor’ paternity suit could face charges

By AZCentral, 11/1/24 “…Mata found Owens had altered documents, changed the results of a pregnancy test, given false testimony and potentially perjured herself in what the judge said appeared to be “a case of serial fabrications.”…” Read the entire article: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2024/11/01/woman-could-be-charged-after-losing-bachelor-paternity-suit/75973969007/ WAPF

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Husband discovers unborn twin is father of his child, DNA test shocks family

By Gistreel, 12/11/24 “…A shocking DNA test unraveled a bizarre story of genetics and identity, revealing that a husband, initially thought not to be the father of his wife’s child, was actually connected to the baby through his unborn twin. …” Read the entire article: https://www.gistreel.com/husband-discovers-unborn-twin-is-father-of-his-child-dna-test-shocks-family/ WAPF

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard Confirms Baby’s Father With Paternity Test

By IHeart, 11/05/24 …After public speculation, pregnant Gypsy Rose Blanchard has set the record straight by confirming who the father of her baby is. And the father is … her boyfriend, Ken Urker. On social media, Gypsy shared a photo of the results of the non-invasive paternity test she took, …” Read the entire article: https://www.iheart.com/content/2024-11-05-gypsy-rose-blanchard-confirms-babys-father-with-paternity-test/

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