One father in 25 could unknowingly be bringing up a child who is not his own, says new research that suggests a rise in genetic testing has opened a Pandora's box of sexual secrets and lies.

Genetic testing for diseases in families is growing and can reveal a child's real paternity, leaving doctors to decide how much to disclose to the family.

One of the authors of the study, Prof Mark Bellis, of the centre for public health at Liverpool John Moores University, said: "Twenty years ago doctors would have tended not to tell when they came across this information unless it was important for the health of the child.

"But advances in genetics mean that there is now more pressure for a child to know who his or her biological parents are."

The study found that the general rate of what Prof Bellis calls "paternal discrepancy" across western populations was usually given as about 10 per cent. But his work, based on studies between 1950 and last year, which gave proof of paternity through blood or DNA testing, found rates as low as one per cent and as high as 30 per cent, with a median of four per cent.

That means that paternity could be disputed in 24,000 out of 600,000 live births in England and Wales each year.

Paternity testing using DNA screening is requested by immigration authorities for some immigrant family members who want to live in Britain and for paternity payments when families have broken up and are in dispute.

It is also used by many thousands of suspicious or curious men and women who pay about £200 to paternity testing companies.

About 10,000 tests are said to be carried out in Britain every year and that figure is rising. When people approach private companies, requests are often based on suspicion and the man is found not to be the father in about 30 per cent of cases.

Prof Bellis, writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, says that the problem of disclosure and the consequences to family members have received too little attention. "For any father, identifying that the child he is raising as his biological progeny is sired by another can have serious health consequences. Such knowledge can also destroy families, affecting the health of the child and mother and that of any man who is ultimately identified as the biological parent."

Prof Bellis added yesterday: "There is no national guidance on how this DNA information should be handled."

The research says that in cases of paternal discrepancy the mothers are likely to be younger than average.

"No clear population measures of paternal discrepancy are available," Prof Bellis said. "However, recent trends in sexual health suggest that unprotected sex and multiple partners are comparatively common occurrences, with a large proportion of conceptions still unplanned."

The Families Need Fathers charity said the problem of a father seeking access to a child found not to be his own had not been tested in the courts. But Jim Parton, a spokesman, said: "We believe that a father wishing to continue to bring up that child will have a strong case."

I believe that DNA testing should be mandatory for anyone having kids.
This is just a case of one of the many games of "Tag, You're It!" these *****es play.

If you have kids, I suggest you get a DNA test. Especially in states like California and Florida, where if you are assumed to be the father of a child that is not yours, and do not have any proof within 2 years since the child's birth... Guess what???
TAG YOU'RE IT! No turning back. You are now the legal parent of the child and will be stuck paying child support for 18 years!!! :eek:

When in was in highschool my girlfriend got pregnant. She wanted to get an abortion and she wanted me to pay for it. I insisted on having a blood test taken first. Turned out that it wasn't mine. It was from a 1 night stand she had a week before we started dating.

I believe that DNA testing should be mandatory for anyone having kids.
This is just a case of one of the many games of "Tag, You're It!" these *****es play.

If you have kids, I suggest you get a DNA test. Especially in states like California and Florida, where if you are assumed to be the father of a child that is not yours, and do not have any proof within 2 years since the child's birth... Guess what???
TAG YOU'RE IT! No turning back. You are now the legal parent of the child and will be stuck paying child support for 18 years!!! :eek:
Welcome to the Maury Povich show.

That's ****ed up. And what's sad is that this stuff happens more often than you think.

I have still yet to see a dime of child support from my son's mother. and it's been 11 years.

I know I don't have to worry about that with my wife. My son looks just like me and my daughter looks just like my wife.

I wouldn't dream of asking for a blood test because i know my wife is completely trust worthy and would never have an affair.

Hell even if they weren't my kids I wouldn't want to know because I love them so much.

When in was in highschool my girlfriend got pregnant. She wanted to get an abortion and she wanted me to pay for it. I insisted on having a blood test taken first. Turned out that it wasn't mine. It was from a 1 night stand she had a week before we started dating.
Are you sure it was "before you started dating her"? :rolleyes:

Are you sure it was "before you started dating her"? :rolleyes:
what a coinkadink it was a week before. i think she had her plans made for you already.

Are you sure it was "before you started dating her"? :rolleyes:

Well I believe it was because things like that usually leak out in high school, but to tell you the truth I don't care. It's not like I married her. It was a high school fling that only lasted a couple months.

When in was in highschool my girlfriend got pregnant. She wanted to get an abortion and she wanted me to pay for it. I insisted on having a blood test taken first. Turned out that it wasn't mine. It was from a 1 night stand she had a week before we started dating.

that is excellent, good thing you didnt take her word for it

what a coinkadink it was a week before. i think she had her plans made for you already.

Yeah that occured to me too. We broke up soon after. I chose to believe she didn't know. But hey, when you screw around with unprotected sex you're asking for trouble.

I almost always used a condom while in highschool and college. I'm sure glad those days are over :D

I live in the state of Florida and they gave me custody of my son because my ex took off on both of us when he was 2. But they dont make her pay **** and to me that's ****ed up because if it was me that took off I would be paying through the nose.

I live in the state of Florida and they gave me custody of my son because my ex took off on both of us when he was 2. But they dont make her pay **** and to me that's ****ed up because if it was me that took off I would be paying through the nose.

You should sue for back child support.

I have a court date Oct.10 2005 for that very reason. But you watch, I wont get ****.

I have a court date Oct.10 2005 for that very reason. But you watch, I wont get ****.
The odds are pretty muched stacked against you. Men never win these sort of cases. If you do, you'll be one of the few and rare.

The odds are pretty muched stacked against you. Men never win these sort of cases. If you do, you'll be one of the few and rare.
I already have sole custody of my son, I just want that cunt to pay child support. It's not right for her to ask for visitation and not pay for anything.

How much do those tests run for?

Im thinking they must be expensive cause Maury Povich has those idiots on the show looking for paternity tests. He probably promises them a trip to New York all expenses paid.
When in was in highschool my girlfriend got pregnant. She wanted to get an abortion and she wanted me to pay for it. I insisted on having a blood test taken first. Turned out that it wasn't mine. It was from a 1 night stand she had a week before we started dating.

How much do those tests run for?

Im thinking they must be expensive cause Maury Povich has those idiots on the show looking for paternity tests. He probably promises them a trip to New York all expenses paid.
member that one girl who had 5 mf in there sweating it out and none turned out to be the father!!:eek:







pardon me I meant Biiiaaaaiiiiiitch!

Oh man, thats happened too many times. Or the women that had 33 men tested. They were black and Ricans, I mean you can generally tell what race a child's father is. I dont know why she tested Rican men cause the child definately was black.

Oh man, thats happened too many times. Or the women that had 33 men tested. They were black and Ricans, I mean you can generally tell what race a child's father is. I dont know why she tested Rican men cause the child definately was black.33!:eek: damn she must have been very popular where she grew up. I imagine its New York where else is she gonna find 16 PR to sleep with at one time.




:spank: Oye mami, who is yol daddy? huh who is yol daddy? alabao mahn..

I live in the state of Florida and they gave me custody of my son because my ex took off on both of us when he was 2. But they dont make her pay **** and to me that's ****ed up because if it was me that took off I would be paying through the nose.


...Your a good man for being a single father like that and handling your life after she left. I will probably get bashed for this but it's gotta be alot harder for a guy to handle a kid on his own than a woman. We just aint cut out for it like they are.

I think the test are somewhere around $400. More or less.

They now have self DNA tests that you send through the mail. All you do is dab some of the kids saliva and your own on some test sticks, then send it through the mail and wait for the results

She wasnt even that hot. You know she was just easy as hell. My question, where is her point embarassment? Or pride or shame? She has none.
33!:eek: damn she must have been very popular where she grew up. I imagine its New York where else is she gonna find 16 PR to sleep with at one time.




:spank: Oye mami, who is yol daddy? huh who is yol daddy? alabao mahn..

...Your a good man for being a single father like that and handling your life after she left. I will probably get bashed for this but it's gotta be alot harder for a guy to handle a kid on his own than a woman. We just aint cut out for it like they are.
Who else was going to take care of him, not her that's for sure. The state of Florida should make her pay ya know.

She wasnt even that hot. You know she was just easy as hell. My question, where is her point embarassment? Or pride or shame? She has none.
*deep breath*:eek:

Damn my brother, you got to know all women have a plan. She just wanted to get all of her favorites together at one time so she could break the news that she was gonna start charging for sex. She did on the show so she wouldnt get her ass kicked and that was the only way to get em all togther even if they were just watching it on TV.

I think the test are somewhere around $400. More or less.

They now have self DNA tests that you send through the mail. All you do is dab some of the kids saliva and your own on some test sticks, then send it through the mail and wait for the results


...On that note you can do the same thing and find out if your kid is destined to be an athlete or not. Apparently you get a set of muscle types from each parent. If you get two fast twitch sets then your going to probably be good at explosive sports and if you get two slow then endurance and stamina is your thing. The Australians have been doing it for years to identify kids that are prone to certain sports at a young age. The Aussies are way ahead in the field of sports medicine(the clean kind) and per capita they are producing the greatest athletes in the world right now. Those tests are cool and all but there is still no accounting for heart making up those fast twitch muscles.

Who else was going to take care of him, not her that's for sure. The state of Florida should make her pay ya know.

seriously bro, that is what being a man is all about. **** her try to get what ever you can from her.

Haha! She probably has Maury on speed dial. I called in Maury Show like two years and I was saying **** like, I want to test this kid and see if my baby mama is cheating. Damn the operator's voice lit up. she was gettint contact info down. But she wasnt too bright. I was giving her 555 numbers.

seriously bro, that is what being a man is all about. **** her try to get what ever you can from her.
Counting the days down to October. :)

Haha! She probably has Maury on speed dial. I called in Maury Show like two years and I was saying **** like, I want to test this kid and see if my baby mama is cheating. Damn the operator's voice lit up. she was gettint contact info down. But she wasnt too bright. I was giving her 555 numbers.

*after she hangs up*


Hey thats Brad Pitts number.:confused: i heard in that movie.

I hope you beat the **** Bad blood. You should bring that up to the judge that she thinks she can get away with financial responsiblity because she's a female. I would say that **** even if its not necessarily true. How can he then deny your request for aid?

I personally have had 1 pregnancy scare with a girl I hooked up with a couple of times. She decided that she wanted to keep the baby, and I demanded a blood test. She got one, insisting it couldn't be anybody else. Eh', wrong. Was some random dude she had ****ed a couple days before me.

A man should always ask for a blood test. Statistics don't lie, but women can.

Dont tell me youre still talking to her. Thats the worst bomb a woman can drop, I think youre the father.

She comes and goes in and out of his life as she pleases, just recently she told me she wanted this and she wanted that, so I said I wanted 11 years of child support and she told me to **** off. So I went to my lawyer and said enough is enough she needs to eaither pay and see him whenever or she needs to go away forever. Sad thing is, my son doesnt even really know her and has never called her mom, he only calls her by her first name.

Damn that is sad. I dont know her but she doesnt sound like a positive influence.

She's a ****ing cunt. But I dont tell my son that.

A man should always ask for a blood test. Statistics don't lie, but women can.
LOL, but so ****ing true

I know I don't have to worry about that with my wife. My son looks just like me and my daughter looks just like my wife.

I wouldn't dream of asking for a blood test because i know my wife is completely trust worthy and would never have an affair.

Hell even if they weren't my kids I wouldn't want to know because I love them so much.
Santino post a pic up of thou beloved wife. You talk about her a bit on this forum.

:D.

Santino post a pic up of thou beloved wife. You talk about her a bit on this forum.

:D.


I guess I need to get a photo bucket account or something so I can start posting pics of my family in the forums. I'll see what I can do.

If you have yahoo email you can save on yahoo briefcase.
I guess I need to get a photo bucket account or something so I can start posting pics of my family in the forums. I'll see what I can do.

They'll do a test right after the baby is born if you ask them to, if it's not yours, you dont have to pay, if it is yours, $500....

...Your a good man for being a single father like that and handling your life after she left. I will probably get bashed for this but it's gotta be alot harder for a guy to handle a kid on his own than a woman. We just aint cut out for it like they are.


That's so very true.

My dad raised me single handedly when I was 11. It was tough as he grew up with only one woman in the house. His mother. I asked Daddy the hard questions :D and he couldn't answer them.

I tried to teach my hubby the answers to some, and the secret of just listening to his girls, in case anything happened to me.

She's a ****ing cunt. But I dont tell my son that.


That's good that you're not bad mouthing her in front of him.

It's not healthy for the kids. My parents did it and it tore me up for the longest time.

It makes you feel like you're a bad person because you are one half of each of your parents. If both are doing it, it's hell.

This woman has major problems.