Australian men reclaim child support through DNA tests after law change

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... hange.html


It would happen here as well.

i.e. Just shut up and pay for the child, no questions asked No mention of fidelity there, or being brought up by the natural father.

Mothers are never to blame, no matter what they do it seems.

Yes then financial fraud against the non biological fathers.

being the biological father of child doesn't not mean you are its dad....

Very true. However isn't the point here that these are 'fathers' who are separated from the mothers and were forced to pay child maintenance because the mothers told the relevant authorities that they were the father of the child, when that was actually not true. Or have I read it wrong? These men were not the biological father nor were they ever likely to be the 'emotional' father. Their only involvement with the child was being legally forced to pay the bills. For a child they essentially had no responsibility at all for. All presumably on the word of the mother of the child..

I have no objection at all to legal requirement to maintain a child you are the parent of. I have some argument with the implementation in the UK but the general principle seems fine to me. However, there have been enough legal screwups over this (let alone the possibility of actual misrepresentation) that if I was required to pay for a child that was outwith my current relationship and that I was not previously aware of, you can be certain I'd demand a paternity test first...

True but if you were not the biological dad then you would be annoyed at having to pay for the privilege.

It should be mandatory if the CSA want to take money off you. (and those guys can demands lots of money.)

+1 even if the paternity is not disputed. It would save costs in future as no need for court cases to make returns of child support.