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mommyhaley
Nov 22, 2007, 07:01 PM
The man I believe to be the father of my baby loves him and wants to raise him, but my ex boyfriend is wanting to cause drama and says he wants a paternity test on the baby. Can we stop him from getting a paternity test since we are the baby's legal parents?

Fr_Chuck
Nov 22, 2007, 07:06 PM
This will depend completely on where you live, in a few US states I understand that if you are married and a father is listed on the birth certificate, antoher perosn can not be forced to take a DNA test and another man does not have legal standing to ask for a DNA test.

But in most areas yes, he can force a test if he believes he is the father.
And if there is a chance he is the father he has the right to know, esp if he wants to be part of the babies life.

NowWhat
Nov 25, 2007, 07:46 AM
If you are honest with yourself - is there a chance that he could be the father? Any chance at all?
If there is, no amount of hoping and wishing is going to make this go away.
If he is a dad, he has a right to know.
I know you probably want to stop this because you are afraid of the outcome, but if he truly believes he is the dad - he may not leave you alone until he knows the truth.

shygrneyzs
Nov 25, 2007, 09:00 AM
Are you married to this man whom you believe to be the child's father? Is his name on the birth certificate? Your ex boyfriend wants to know the truth - you call that drama but he calls it finding out the truth. Are you afraid here of finding out the truth?