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My husband was acussed of fathering a child 33 years ago.
the child was given up for adoption in 1968 and found his mother in Feb. of 2000.She told him my husband was the father. Even after telling the bio-mom the the blood types
prove he could not be the father, she stated that it was my husband or immaculate conception. Even afteer the DNA test
proved he was not the father she still states that he is!
QUESTION:Can my husband recover the cost of the DNA test since she gave false information.P.S. We found the real bio-father.

 

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My husband was acussed of fathering a child 33 years ago.
the child was given up for adoption in 1968 and found his mother in Feb. of 2000.She told him my husband was the father. Even after telling the bio-mom the the blood types
prove he could not be the father, she stated that it was my husband or immaculate conception. Even afteer the DNA test
proved he was not the father she still states that he is!
QUESTION:Can my husband recover the cost of the DNA test since she gave false information.P.S. We found the real bio-father.

My response:

Other than his own "interest" in disproving paternity, if your husband paid for the DNA test then he's the one that is responsible for the expense.

In reality, there is no law requiring him to take such a test after so many years - - whether or not he believed himself to be the father. After a child is an adult, that adult child cannot "force" a suspected parent to endure such a test.

Therefore, since he had to have taken the test voluntarily, he's the one "stuck" with the costs.

Oh, and once more thing. Since, apparently, a court did not Order the test, the current test results are not admissible as evidence in a court of law.

IAAL