Can a woman legally force a man to undertake a DNA test if she thinks that he is the father?

[jan01]

my nephew apparantly has a 1 in 4 chance of being the father to the child of a floozie ... she told him she was on the pill, he STUPIDLY took no precaution. Said floozie wants him to take the test but pressing all the others to take it, he is adament that he wont be tested unless the others are too ... personally I think he should take it only to either rule him out or face his responsiblilty as if the child IS his... this situation will not go away!....

[ummmm]

I think a court can rule it.

Sounds like your nephew is a bit of a 'floozie' as well.

[bednobs]

i'm not sure she can (how would she actually FORCE him??) however, i would imagine when the CSA come chasing him for money, (if she names him as father) he might have a rather different attitude!
it might be a good idea for him to be tested for hiv etc too

[murraymints]

she could pursue a court order then yes..otherwise no..but it would be in his interest to know surely ?

[missnemesis]

What difference does it make to him who else is tested? What matters is that he and his potential child, find out if he is the father.

If he is he should shoulder his responsibilities to the child, if he isn't then he can breath a sigh of relief and perhaps take some time to read up on contraception before he finds himself in this position again.

[emmie]

why is she a floozie, doesn't it take two to tango.

[bednobs]

lol well personally (speaking as a woman) if the father could be one of four, i would class her as a floozie!

[boxtops]

He did the deed, the outcome may be his responsibility. The only way he'll know is to have the test. I don't think the blame is all the woman's - if he didn't know her well enough to know that she wasn't on the pill, he should have taken the responsibility himself....

[ummmm]

Probably because he doesn't want to admit he didn't ask if she was on the pill, and it makes him look more innocent if she's been with 3 other men.

[rojash]

"to the child of a floozie"
"Said floozie"

What a depressingly bigoted attitude.

[pizza]

Well said fellow Abbers and he could alway wait and go on the Jeremy Kyle show !!
Makes me laugh when men/boys trust what women say instead of having the sense to protect themselves,deserve all they get in these situations.

[emmie]

get him to take the test, if he is responsible enough to have sex, then he is responsible to get this done. If he is the father then expect him to pay. How does he know it's a 1 in 4 chance, because she actually said so?

[missnemesis]

It's the poor children I feel sorry for. What a start in life, poor little buqqers.

[ummmm]

Sounds like the bog standard drivel some blokes come out with when they have to fess up to their family.

For all we know he could have told her he was infertile.

[LazyGun]

He should take the test, regardless of whether or not the other potential fathers take it. What the others do is irrelevant to the outcome of a paternity test.

It easy to criticize from the comfort of the armchair, but he really does need to be more responsible about using condoms. You should always protect yourself -from unwanted pregnancies through to potential sexually transmitted diseases.

[jan01]

thanks guys for all replies... I agree with you... I will strongly advise him to take the test & should the child be his then he must face up to his responsibility....I called the mum a floozie..for 1 reason, she is one... & is extremely well known in the area for her antics.. this is by NO means excusing my nephew!!! .....

[Kiki-frog]

He might not want to take the test at the moment, but if he doesn't he might regret it at some point in the distant future, wondering whatever happened to the child who might or might not have been his.

And maybe it's best not to dismiss the woman in question as a 'floozie'. After all, she could be the mother of your great-niece or nephew.

[notnutnut]

With her 'form' I could think of a much easier way she could obtain a DNA sample and to the pleasure of both parties !!!