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Paternity Issues and Child SupportPaternity issues and child support are linked in a significant way when it comes to unmarried couples. When unmarried couples with children decide to part their ways there is major conflict with regard to child support. Child support is a fixed payment made by one of the parents on a regular basis to support the child after the parents are divorced or separated. James and Julia cohabitated for almost 5 years and Julia gave birth to a girl. When the girl turned 1 year Julia and James started having relationship issues. Julia decided to move to another house with the child. James was also alienated from Julia and did nothing to stop her. James was taken aback when Julia demanded child support from him. James had never thought that he will have to undertake such a major financial burden without even being married to Julia. James threatened Julia and said that the child was not his. He thought that this is the easiest way to shun from paying the child support. There are many cases like James and Julia where the paternity issue and child support are in conflict. If a couple is married the court considers the father to be the lawful guardian of the child and if the marriage breaks then he is responsible for paying child support. In living relationships it is difficult to establish the fatherhood. If the mom is not married to her child’s father first she has to legally prove the fatherhood and then demand child support. How can the paternity be established?Either the man accepts in front of the court that he is the biological father of the child, or is forced to take a DNA test to prove the same. DNA mapping is a genetic test done from blood sample. The test determines whether the person is the biological father of the child or not. DNA testing is the most common way to establish paternity if there is no definite information about the child’s father. In the example given earlier in this article James will probably have to undergo DNA test in order to prove his deny or prove his paternity. Paternity and child support fraud is very common around the world. A number of men end up paying plenty of child support money without ever knowing whether they are actual biological fathers or not. If the child support battle goes to the court, the judge generally demands a DNA test to be performed before deciding whether support should be paid by the person or not. Denying paternity is a sin, but if the person has doubts about the child being his, he must not refrain from the test. Once the test proves that he is the real father of the child then he must take up the responsibility and pay child support. In UK, CSA offers DAN testing at discounted rate if the person is ready to take it voluntarily. Paternity and child support is a controversial issue in cases of unmarried parents. According to a survey paternity is confirmed 6 times out of 7, and denied 1 time out of 7. It is a man’s rightful duty to accept his paternity and contribute in raising the child.
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