Reply #51: i think either parent should be able to get a test themselves

[Blue_Tires]

without the other's consent (from a reputable place, of course)...
and about your story in Tejas, I'll do you one better:

about 10 years ago in Virginia there was an interesting paternity case and judgement... Mother was a 19-y/o hood rat (with min. wage job) who fucked EVERYBODY...So much that when the child came out, she actually had to narrow down the list of potential fathers to FOUR(!!!), and took them all to court...The profile of the first three candidates were pretty similar: aged 18-23, spotty employment and criminal records...The fourth candidate was a 34 y/o single male with a pretty decent middle class job (i think he worked for the phone company or something), so guess who the judge ordered to pay for the baby the next 18 years, even though DNA evidence proved him NOT TO BE THE FATHER??? As you can guess, he and his attorney were speechless at the decision.

one of the many reasons I remain childfree