Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Advice given reluctantly

The UK Child Support Agency has had to repay one in five men who were paying child support but turned out not to be the fathers after DNA testing cleared them.

Could it happen here? To the best of my knowledge, not at the moment. Not that I don't doubt there aren't thousands of women who have 'stung' some poor sucker for her own ends (a lifestyle footed by him and the taxpayer). But I believe that a father can only get a DNA test done if the mother gives her consent (and at his expense of course). Some people 'nick' some testing material and ship it off to an Aussie lab for analysis. But then you face the problem of the result's legality in the NZ court system.

Anyway, guys. Never trust a woman who tells you she has it "sorted". Take responsibility for your own fertility - never mind her's.

This is a very sad state of affairs. Again the welfare state has distorted the incentives and people get hurt - not least of all the children who find out, sometimes after many years, that Dad isn't Dad after all.

2 comments:

Rick said...

Oh hey lady. :)

Lindsay in blogland. Coolness.

Anonymous said...

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Many thanks