Dads Against the Divorce Industry

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Paternity – who is daddy and who is not

OCSE data indicate that approximately 31% of men who request a paternity test during the IV-D agency child support establishment process are excluded as the father of the child.

In at least one jurisdiction, unwed fathers were given this information and encouraged to ask for a DNA test before agreeing to paternity. In that jurisdiction, the "failure" or "success" rate (depending on which side of the issue you are on) was 50%.

For those of you who believe this this is strictly an unwed issue, studies indicate that many children from intact families face the same paternity dilemma -- with 14% to 20+% (depending on the study) of children from intact homes not being "daddy's" kids. Data from those studies are in MHN's Washington, DC offices.

For more information on this issue, contact:

Men's Health Network
202-543-MHN-1
www.menshealthnetwork.org

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