paternity issue/adult child

32 year old has just been told of biological father's existence. Biologocal father deny's paternity. can the biological father be forced by law to submit to dna testing? does the adult child have any rights as the "natural" child of this person? adult child resides in Illinois; biological father resides in Nevada. Any advice?

[LegalBeagle]

There is no way you can force him to be tested after all these years.. IAAL posted a very good reply to this very subject during the last 24 hours. Do a search on all his posts for the last day.

I'm curious now. I know some states have laws that specify spouses and children receive percentages of estates regardless of what a will states.

Would a child have any legal recourse if the biological father denies paternity and is never tested?

This may be outside the scope of family law, but it would be of interest.

Tig

[LegalBeagle]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Tigres:
[b]I'm curious now. I know some states have laws that specify spouses and children receive percentages of estates regardless of what a will states.

Would a child have any legal recourse if the biological father denies paternity and is never tested?

This may be outside the scope of family law, but it would be of interest.

Tig[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


There are cases where a child can force testing via a court order when the person is dead. Some people have even been dug up for the testing. It is rare and only when a lot of money is involved.