Fathers rights - DNA Testing (United Kingdom)

[K362]

Hi ,

I am looking for some help please.

This is my story. I am a 26 yr old Male in the UK , I dated a girl roughly 5 yrs ago. We split up and after 6 months of no contact she told me she was pregnant, a few weeks later she told me she lost the baby. Anyway a few months ago she now tells me she kept the baby and she didnt loose him at all and I am the father. The dates do add up and im determined to find out the truth. Due to the lies she has told me in the past (many lies) I dont take her word for it I want a DNA test to prove that the baby is mine. She has said that she will do a DNA test but I have been trying to get her to do one for a few months now and she always has some kind of excuse to get out of it like she is going shopping or she just ignores me, I am sick of her games and excuses and want this test done NOW, im sick of waiting.

How can I take this to the next level, i.e. can I make her do a test in court ? what are my legal rights for taking her to court about this? if the child is mine do I immediatley get parental visiting rights etc?

I really want to avoid this going to solicitors and courts etc but as she is not really co-operating I need to think about my other options?

any help will be most appreciated.

Thanks

 

[jharris352]

We are generally familiar with US law only. However it probably works similarly in the UK. You can sue to establish paternity. The court will order a DNA at your cost and if the child is yours they will establish child support and visitation. That is how it would work here in the US anyway.

 

[Elnora_R]

Similar to JHarris post here -

I'm in a similar situation regarding getting a 'past situation' claiming responsibility for a child.

One of the ways around it was to push the Home DNA test angle - they can send the sample (ie; swabs) from home for anaysis to an accreditated DNA test facility.

Not sure if I can publish a link to a site here, but I used DNAtesting.com. It might not be legally accepted, but the accuracy rate is so high @ 99.99% it solves the whole issue.

Once you get those results you will at least know where you stand and then decide if you need to pursue a court-approved test.

Doing it this way doesn't really allow an easy out for someone pointing the finger at you to not test!

Good Luck!