In about 30 percent of the paternity tests the presumed father turns out to be not the biological father; consistent throughout the industry.

veggie_girl · 2013-08-19T11:26:27+00:00

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rebuildingMyself · 2013-08-19T08:10:25+00:00

Unfortunately, paternity testing isn't mandatory. Therefore, these statistics are among a pool of people who already doubt their partner's abilities to keep their legs closed.

random_reddit_accoun · 2013-08-19T13:46:55+00:00

I think everyone should get a paternity test. It should be mandated by law that every child gets paternity tested at birth.

That being said, the 30% figure isn't a representative sample of the general population. This population is largely of men who have reason to suspect the child isn't their own, and so are motivated to get a paternity test. To be honest, I am surprised that the figure isn't higher in this selected population.

It is hard to say what the rate of this is in the general population since large scale paternity testing of a representative sample has never been done to my knowledge. That does not mean it isn't a very common occurrence. We just don't have the data.

RedeemingVices · 2013-08-19T13:25:05+00:00

That's BS that the guy has to still pay child support even though the kid isn't his.

captshady · 2013-08-19T12:35:00+00:00

It should be required by law, before any man's name is put down on the birth certificate as the father.

roe_ · 2013-08-19T15:33:54+00:00

What's interesting (meaning, here, absolutely fucking harrowing and gut-wrenching) to me is trying to imagine what I would do if I found out one of my kids wasn't mind - scorched earth? Go ghost? Stay and make the best of it?

It's horrifying, cause I'm highly invested in my kids, can't imagine just walking away. At the same time, it's the worst possible betrayal imaginable. Cuckoldry, I think, is the equivalent of rape for a man.

Fortunately for me, it's a very remote probability...

2013-08-20T06:04:38+00:00

http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/6391918/whos-the-daddy/

"Paternity can now be verified by a simple test – but that doesn’t mean it should be"

"Our generation sets a good deal of store by certain knowledge. And DNA tests have obvious advantages when it comes to identifying less happy elements of our heredity: congenital disease, for instance. But in making paternity conditional on a test rather than the say-so of the mother, it has removed from women a powerful instrument of choice. I’m not sure that many people are much happier for it."

2013-08-19T10:48:27+00:00

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HigglyBumps · 2013-08-19T12:32:58+00:00

This is why I'm in favor of the vasectomy plus storing sperm combo. In that case you'll certainly know that the baby is yours and it will come at the time that you desire. Period.

SuperNinKenDo · 2013-08-19T14:04:05+00:00

The pool is self-selected. This statistic means little to nothing.

Meterus · 2013-08-19T21:07:10+00:00

What I'd like to see is if there's a correlation between kids fathered outside of marriage, and kids molested by the father. An ugly question, to be sure... Every once in a while, I read about that sort of thing, and I can't help but wonder if, on some level, the husband knows he's not the actual father, and there's no actual genetic "connection" between him and the kid... His wife shares genes with the kid, but the husband, who's not the father, doesn't.

CounterTony · 2013-08-19T23:30:19+00:00

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thedarkerside · 2013-08-22T04:51:47+00:00

Ah. I remember reading a study done in the UK a few years ago that came up with the same thing. They claimed 25% of the kids / fathers tested didn't match.

Title	In about 30 percent of the paternity tests the presumed father turns out to be not the biological father; consistent throughout the industry.
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Date	August 19, 2013 8:02 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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