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Toni Galvan

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Texas

What do you do in a situation where a woman has admitted to her ex-boyfriend that the child she had told him was his probably isn't because she slept around and that she actually told him the baby was his because she wanted it to be his. He is the only one being summoned by the court to take a paternity test and not all the others. If the probability shows 99.9% could one of the others be 100% or is that possible? The older the child gets, the less he looks like the ex-boyfriend. What can the ex-boyfriend do? Is there such a thing as appealing the decision? Seems like the Attorney General wants to pin the tail on the first donkey they find!
 


Whyte Noise

Senior Member
It's very rare to get an absolute 100% probability because of different genetic compounds. 99.9% would hold up in court as conclusive evidence that he's the father. I believe the actual standard is 95% or above is conclusive proof.

The only 100% probability that's common is when they find the man is NOT the father. If his genetic material isn't in the child, then he's 100% excluded as the father.
 

Phnx02

Member
Toni Galvan said:
What is the name of your state? Texas

What do you do in a situation where a woman has admitted to her ex-boyfriend that the child she had told him was his probably isn't because she slept around and that she actually told him the baby was his because she wanted it to be his. He is the only one being summoned by the court to take a paternity test and not all the others. If the probability shows 99.9% could one of the others be 100% or is that possible? The older the child gets, the less he looks like the ex-boyfriend. What can the ex-boyfriend do? Is there such a thing as appealing the decision? Seems like the Attorney General wants to pin the tail on the first donkey they find!
If your boyfriend is being asked to take a paternity test, then the ex has named him as the #1 probability as being dad. If it's determined he's not the dad, then she will have to provide another name, and go down the list, until dad is found. Needless to say, it makes sense to only test one person at a time. A 99.9% result is Bingo! What can the ex-boyfriend do? Appeal the decision? Who are you kidding? He can owe up to his responsibility, pay CS and have a relationship with his child!
 

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