I will admit that I may be influenced somewhat by the Maury show, but I think that subjecting their wives or girlfriends (not to mention the children) to that kind of grief through no fault of their own is EXTREMELY ABUSIVE, and it is sickening for such women to forgive and forget and allow the father to be in the child's life.
While this has never happened to me, I can assure you that I WOULD SEE TO IT that any man ever denied my child's paternity would NEVER, EVER see that child again. Forget the DNA test. Let him wonder for the rest of his miserable life. A child deserves better in life than a father who doesn't love him or her, and is better off being fatherless.
2006-12-05 03:02:56 · 9 answers · asked by expatriate59 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
To several of the answers here:
Yes, there should be consequences for women who lie, too. (Like being made to return the money they were paid if they have received payment for years). But that scenario is is a thing of the pre DNA past. It doesn't apply anymore.
But to the point: Women who lie about paternity vs. men who capriciously deny paternity, 1 out of 1,000,000.
2006-12-05 03:15:30 · update #1
I agree that there should be legal consequences beyond child support -- Just as you said, there should be a FORFEITURE OF PARENTAL RIGHTS to the child, even if proven to be the father.
That would deter men to deny paternity on a whim, and the perfect justice for any wronged woman.
Some may say that this may not be in the best interest of a child. I beg to differ. Most of the psychiatric problems we have in our society are rooted in parental rejection, more times than not, by fathers. It is better to tell the child that his/her father died, and discourage further questions.
2006-12-05 09:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by beehasitall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, I have seen too many cases where the guy is also shown not to be the father after paying child support for years. The women all admit they scammed him cause the real dad was a deadbeat. Those women should go to jail. As for the Maury show, all them women are ho's IMHO, they could quietly get the state to order a DNA test, they are the ones subjecting themselves to looking like losers on TV, especially that one girl who has had something like 5 or 6 guys on and all are not the dad. I always LMAO at them. If they kept them legs shut, they wouldn't be on TV whining
2006-12-05 11:08:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No..
Should there be legal consequences for women who
claim a man is the father of a child and is proven wrong
by DNA testing ?
2006-12-05 11:05:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sure; they should have to pay costs and legal fees for the paternity test and legal action, and of course, for any back child support. Seems like a fair trade.
2006-12-05 11:26:35 · answer #4 · answered by Perdendosi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but there should be some consequences when a woman accuses a man of being the father and he is not. The woman is the one that by nature of growing and having a baby has the most responsibility to have sex only with men that want to be fathers.
2006-12-05 11:07:43 · answer #5 · answered by Lou 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Legal Consequences? Like jail? No, but they should have to pay child support. You have issues!
2006-12-05 11:23:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you 100%. This is the same advice that I gave to a close friend of mine 6 years ago, and she is pleased to have stuck to it. She now has a great husband who loves her and her boy and raises him as his own and they don't have to worry about being involved with that loser anymore.
2006-12-05 11:15:21 · answer #7 · answered by Rob 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Has anyone ever heard of a thing called monogomy? It would eliminate these types of issues!
2006-12-05 11:13:24 · answer #8 · answered by Jojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is!
2006-12-05 11:06:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋