A men's lobby group in Australia objected Tuesday to a planned law making it an offence to sneak a sample of hair or saliva from a child for a DNA paternity test.
A simple paternity test can often solve the problem of proving a child’s parenthood. But the issue is that such forcible tests by fathers are banned in several countries, one such being Australia.
In order to escape situations where a “presumed” father is compelled to pay child support for a child which is biologically not his, many Aussie men resort to sneaking a sample of hair or saliva from a child to conduct a DNA paternity test. Now, a proposed law in the land may label this particular act of stealing DNA samples as a criminal offence.
Lindsay Lohan's Father Takes DNA Test to Confirm Paternity
Michael Lohan told Star magazine last week that he may have fathered a child with Kristi Kaufmann.
Michael Lohan told Star magazine last week that he may have fathered a child with Kristi Kaufmann.
Under current laws men are entitled to have money they have paid in child support returned to them if DNA tests prove they are not the father.
"We know of some men who've had orders made in their favor for the money to be returned to them, that the mother should pay the money back," Price told public radio.
Eddie Murphy Admits Paternity for Mel B's Daughter
Actor Eddie Murphy has conceded that he is the father of the four-month-old baby of former 'Spice Girls' singer Melanie Brown, who brought a paternity suit against him earlier this week.
Actor Eddie Murphy has conceded that he is the father of the four-month-old baby of former 'Spice Girls' singer Melanie Brown, who brought a paternity suit against him earlier this week.
"It would eliminate a lot of these problems so at least we could guarantee that they are collecting the money from the right person," she said.
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Spain Offers Paternity Tests to Suspicious French Fathers
DNA has become big business in Spain, where private companies are cashing in on legal restrictions across the border and offering paternity tests to suspicious French fathers.
DNA has become big business in Spain, where private companies are cashing in on legal restrictions across the border and offering paternity tests to suspicious French fathers.
Some mothers are being forced to pay back as much as 60,000 Australian dollars (40,000 US) in child support to men they wrongly claimed had fathered their children, the Daily Telegraph reported.
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Extra-marital Affairs on the Rise in Malaysia
Extra-marital affairs are on the rise in Malaysia, as women seek to punish their cheating husbands or find comfort after suffering abuse at the hands of their partners, a report said Monday.
Extra-marital affairs are on the rise in Malaysia, as women seek to punish their cheating husbands or find comfort after suffering abuse at the hands of their partners, a report said Monday.
"Non-consensual genetic testing may involve physical harm, where a bodily sample is taken by force, or emotional harm, where the paternity or identity of the individual is questioned, or genetic predisposition to illness is identified without that person's consent," he said.
The rapid development of genetic technology, allowing testing on hair, saliva and cheek cells, had made tougher laws necessary, he said.
Source-AFP
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