Paternity Testing: Some Legal Issues
A recent new story where the body of Bobby Fischer was to be exhumed in order to determine whether a nine year old girl is his daughter had me thinking about paternity testing in this country and the legal issues associated with it.
When it comes to paternity testing here in the UK, there are some legal issues involved, and they should never be overlooked. Given the circumstance of the paternity testing, you may have a different situation versus the next person, but even still these are questions that need to be answered and abided to. One of the more common issues that arise is, how accurate is it? Very accurate. Trust me, you won’t get the wrong answer. And if you do, sue them.
That however, isn’t necessarily a legal issue, so let’s touch base on some of those. Privacy is key here, and whoever is conducting your paternity testing must respect that like no tomorrow. If they don’t, once again, sue them. It’s no joking matter and it must be followed amongst strict guidelines and never be broken at any point or time without your permission.
Another issue is who has custody of the person receiving the paternity testing? If it’s not you, then forget about it. You’ll need extensive permission from the guardian, or even better, have them conduct the test. If they for whatever reason refuse to do so, then it’s time to give up, or fight for custody and long term care. Very rarely will you get the chance to have a paternity test administered without their permission or custody.
Now, if you make it this far and the paternity test is administered and you aren’t happy with the results, I would highly recommend counseling and never tamper with the results. That is a serious offense, and it’ll cause more problems than it will solutions. Trust me, tampering is never the answer when it comes to these things. It’s best to just live with the results, and hopefully, the results will be in your favor, or beneficial to both parties.
I hope you’ve learned a bit about the legal issues involved with paternity testing, and I even more so, I hope you abide by them. After all, you don’t want to get in trouble, or worse.
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