Paternity Fraud Victim Receives $318,000 Compensation

2019-01-10T17:35:36+00:00

Not mentioned, he originally paid her $6 million.

That's not bad. Get paid $6 million, have to give $318K back?

I'd do that.

tenchineuro · 2019-01-10T17:57:45+00:00

Mr. Mason then sued his ex-wife for paternity fraud in an effort to get at least a portion of his £4 million back.

Rather than going thru a lengthy and probably public trial, Kate decided in November 2018 to pay Richard £250,000 ($318,000) - on condition the biological father remained anonymous. It appears Kate may not actually know who the father is since she tacitly admitted she had more than one boyfriend during the marriage.

Since it's an out-of-court settlement, nothing in the legal landscape is changed. Of course, since paternity fraud is perfectly legal, I guess this is the most one can hope for.

Considering the amount of money Richard paid to his former wife and the amount of effort he put into raising someone else's children, £250,000 does not seem like adequate compensation. Richard was lied to and exploited by his backstabbing wife not only during most his marriage but also for eight years after his divorce. He continued being a father and financing the boys after his marriage to Kate ended.

However, Roger Terrell, a lawyer representing Mr Mason believes the case is a legal first, as there are no other known instances (in Britain) where a financial settlement has been set aside due to paternity fraud. It should be noted, upon research, one other case was discovered where an exploited husband received compensation for paternity fraud. Mr Richard Rodwell was awarded by the court £50,000 when he sued his ex-wife for "deceit" after a DNA paternity test showed his daughter and son were not his biological children.

Paternity fraud remains legal throughout most of the western world. The fact Mr Mason received any compensation at all means there is hope for other exploited husbands.

In France it's illegal for a purported father to even get a paternity test done. Hopefully this evil does not spread.

Title	Paternity Fraud Victim Receives $318,000 Compensation
Author	Pz5
Upvotes	27
Comments	3
Date	January 10, 2019 5:20 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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