DNA Testing

chall1964

Hi,

If you have your doubts and the agency and or the mother refuse a test, you can apply to court.

You will require a C100 form, which is a specific Issue Order (also known as a section 8 order) and you will be seeking to 'Ascertain Paternity'. At present the fee is approx £175 and is payable at the time you submit the form to the court.
Once in receipt of this the court will issue a hearing, it will then be up to the judge to order a DNA test is carried out. (the actual cost of the test is not included)

Form can be download from http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/HMCSCourtFinder/FormFinder.do

LizzieS_2

The csa can assume paternity legally as your name is on the birth certificate. This means that they can chase you for money and will refuse you the DNA option.

You have 2 choices:
1) Have a test done privately using one of the csa recognised testing clinics (only an option if mother agrees).
2) Apply to court for a declaration of parentage which will force the mother to accept a DNA test.

If you know where the mother lives, try option (1) preferably in writing (with proof of postage) - if you have to resort to (2) you may be able to claim the extra costs back due to mother being unco-operative.

The csa liability will cease from when a negative paternity test is received (it is worth checking with the csa if they will refund any payments made, if not you will have to add it to your paternity claim where it will be a civil debt from her to you.

Whatever you do - keep the csa informed at all times.

kelloggs36

speedster wrote: »

if she refuses, stop paying.

disputed parentage must be rectified before the csa have a legal case against you.

put the money aside until it is sorted in case you are the father.

This is only the case when the name is not on the birth certificate - if it is then the CSA have the right to assume parentage and it is up to the NRP to provide concrete proof otherwise - the CSA do not have to allow DNA testing under these circumstances.

speedster

kelloggs36 wrote: »

This is only the case when the name is not on the birth certificate - if it is then the CSA have the right to assume parentage and it is up to the NRP to provide concrete proof otherwise - the CSA do not have to allow DNA testing under these circumstances.

i beg to differ. if the NRP proves he is not the father, the csa are screwed. name on birth cert or not.

as posted earlier, go to court and get DNA test sorted.

and to assume will only make an !!! out of U and ME.

kelloggs36

As I said if he PROVES so you are not differing - you are agreeing. The CSA are not going to offer DNA testing when they are legally able to assume parentage. If the NRP proves via other methods and at their own expense that they are not the father, then the case can be closed, but it won't be instigated by the CSA.

kelloggs36

kelloggs36 wrote: »

This is only the case when the name is not on the birth certificate - if it is then the CSA have the right to assume parentage and it is up to the NRP to provide concrete proof otherwise - the CSA do not have to allow DNA testing under these circumstances.

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missprice

the CSA or CME??? now can and do allow DNA testeing

it is done when a NRP denies paternity

usually you pay up front and get the money back if your not parent but most people opt for paying after the test results if they are the parent.(you get to pay it back in installments)

you need a reasonable reason for them to ok the test something along the lines of " i met her when she was 3 months preggers" and some kind of proof

but if you are absolutely unwilling to pay unless its proved to be your child then i dont see that they have any choice.

as an earlier poster put

save the money in case you are the parent

DUTR

missprice wrote: »

the CSA or CME??? now can and do allow DNA testeing

it is done when a NRP denies paternity

Don't talk rubbish please! if the NRP does not fall under the rules of assumed paternity as DX2 has shown above then they can request for a paternity test, it is nothing to do with delaying tactics or spreading payments , it's about following the rules :T

kelloggs36

missprice wrote: »

the CSA or CME??? now can and do allow DNA testeing

it is done when a NRP denies paternity

usually you pay up front and get the money back if your not parent but most people opt for paying after the test results if they are the parent.(you get to pay it back in installments)

you need a reasonable reason for them to ok the test something along the lines of " i met her when she was 3 months preggers" and some kind of proof

but if you are absolutely unwilling to pay unless its proved to be your child then i dont see that they have any choice.

as an earlier poster put

save the money in case you are the parent

Nobody is saying that the CSA don't allow DNA testing, but they don't do it just because somebody denies paternity. They have rules to follow ie if the NRP name is on the birth certificate, then the NRP has obviously accepted that the child is theirs, and so the CSA can assume paternity and refuse a DNA test. If they were married, they can also assume parentage. if however, they are not named on the birth cert then they will allow DNA testing.

speedster

as you're so keen on facts.

shouldn't you have mentioned that another option is to go to court to get court order.