| With the breakdown of many family safeguards we in | | | | have serious and long lasting effects on the life of a |
| society, the need to establish paternity for children is | | | | man. |
| becoming more critical than ever. It's no secret that the | | | | If you father children, it's your responsibility to care for |
| court system has increasingly gone after dead beat | | | | them. If they're yours, you should also have the right to |
| dads who aren't supporting their children. This is as it | | | | be involved win their lives. |
| should be. | | | | But what if you're not the father however? Why |
| The problem however is that often in relationships that | | | | should a man be obligated to support children who are |
| have gone bad, claims of paternity and demands for | | | | not legally or biologically his? |
| child support are made on the latest convenient male | | | | This is where a home DNA paternity test can help. |
| partner who may or may not be the actual father. | | | | These at home DNA kits are simple to use and |
| Once this type of claim is made, it becomes a big | | | | accurate to the point where DNA results are routinely |
| issue for the man especially if he's not the legitimate | | | | used as evidence in court. At the very least, |
| father of the child. | | | | establishing paternity using a home DNA test kit can |
| And the risks are high. The courts have demanded | | | | make going to court a much less stressful event. |
| child support payments from fathers, even to the point | | | | These DNA tests are inexpensive and offer significant |
| of impoverishment. Failing to make the demanded | | | | peace of mind for the parents. They are accurate to |
| court ordered child support payments can also result in | | | | at least 99.99% positive that you are the father but |
| many penalties, not the least of which is garnishment | | | | are also 100% accurate in establishing you are NOT |
| of wages to pay support. In addition however, all tax | | | | the father of the child. |
| returns can be withheld and even documents like a | | | | Although it's ideal to have the mother, child and the |
| drivers license renewal can be refused by the state to | | | | claimed father tested, the dna testing method does not |
| dads who are behind on child support. | | | | require the mother to be involved to obtain an |
| Another aspect of paternity is what about a father | | | | accurate test. |
| who is not afforded his rights to be with his child | | | | Once a DNA test kit is delivered, you need to collect |
| because the mother has claimed the child isn't his? | | | | the samples. This is an easy swab of you and the |
| This is a case where a home paternity DNA test can | | | | childs mouths. Send the samples into the DNA test lab |
| establish if the man is the legitimate father and entitled | | | | for processing and in about a week, your results are |
| to visitation and involvement with the child. | | | | delivered to you. |
| It's not the intent of this article to take sides one way | | | | It's a sad day when claims of fatherhood are made |
| or the other on this matter. The facts are that having a | | | | with such dire consequences for all concerned. Using a |
| child obligates the parents to care for that child. So the | | | | home paternity DNA test kit can establish your rights |
| ramifications of being identified as fathering a child can | | | | and obligation to a child one way or the other. |