CSA Debt for child that may not be his.

notagain999

Long story this is and would like some help and advice for my brother about a child which he believes is not his.

On 2 April 06 his wife came as a spouse to U.K to join him. The day she came she was vomiting white sick. On the 13 April she was taken to doctors as she was suffering nausea and dizziness. My brother said that he did not sleep with her until 2 weeks after she came.

His wife had a scan on the 29.8.96 and her last period was recorded as 13.4.96. The scan showed the baby was 19+3wks. This put doubt on my brother as the dates did not add up and the pregnancy was further along as it should be. The marriage broke down before the baby was born. After 4 years of trying to get a paternity test one was finally done and the results showed that the baby was my brother's.

The baby was born full term on the 23 Dec 96. My brother is related to his ex wife by blood as they are cousins and the paternity test results are quite hard to understand and just show that he is 99.99% the father, but it says something about a close relative too which I needed to understand.

The x wife got the CSA involved and they have raked up a bill for nearly £50k..........my brother honestly believes that this child is not his and he would like to challenge the paternity test. He has a letter from her G.P showing that the baby was conceived in March 06 also the scan showed the pregnancy further along than it should have been. From 2 April 06 to 23 Dec 06 is 8 mths and 21 days which makes the baby born to be 35 weeks but the baby was born full term and was 40 weeks.


Here are the paternity results and is it possible that anyone could help explain them in laymans terms please?


The submitted putative father is more than one million times more likely to be the father of the child presented than an unrelated individual. This corresponds to a relative chance of paternity of more than 99.99%.

EVIDENCE FOR STATEMENT

A series of genetic tests, called STR DNA Profiles, have been performed on the samples provided by the above named individuals. The identities of the originators of the blood spots received for testing are based on information supplied with the blood. Each test analyses a part of the human DNA that is known to have a different forms in unrelated individuals. The results obtained are fully consistent with the child presented inheriting its STR DNA Profiles from the submitted mother and father, provided a close male relative of the submitted father is not a potential father.

CONCLUSION

This result is very strong evidence of paternity


My question is that my brother already knows and is certain that the dates of pregnancy do not add up , but the paternity results show that he is the father. As my brother is related to his x wife through blood would that not make a difference?

Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Mojisola

There is a DNA-NEWBIE group on yahoogroups. There are well qualified people on there who know all about DNA tests. It would be worth asking them your question.

Fiddlestick

notagain999 wrote: »

The submitted putative father is more than one million times more likely to be the father of the child presented than an unrelated individual. This corresponds to a relative chance of paternity of more than 99.99%.

It means that he is 1,000,000x more likely to be the father than an unrelated individual, i.e. me.

The results obtained are fully consistent with the child presented inheriting its STR DNA Profiles from the submitted mother and father, provided a close male relative of the submitted father is not a potential father.

It means he is the father, unless there is a chance that a close male relative of your brother might have secretly been the one that did the deed.

Do you suspect that your brother's brother or father or any other close male relative could really be the child's biological father?

My question is that my brother already knows and is certain that the dates of pregnancy do not add up , but the paternity results show that he is the father. As my brother is related to his x wife through blood would that not make a difference?

I'm no expert, but I don't believe it makes a difference.

You would best asking in the newsgroup that one of the previous posters mentioned.

Sorry I can't be of more help.

notagain999

Thanks mojisola have you got a link please?

notagain999

Thanks very much fiddlestick [nice name].....no I am certain that no one else has been dipping their feet in where they should not and that is is my brother who is at question here.

The thing is that we have a very big family and when my brother split from his x she refused to give him a paternity test for years. It is possible that some other member of the family could have provided blood? As we are all related before this child was born. I really would love a link to the above so could get to the bottom of this.

DX2

Just out of interest is he named as the father on the birth certificate?

notagain999

I believe that he is DX2 that is probably why the CSA chased him.

DX2

DNA test check
Birth certificate check
Pretty much all the CSA want to know.

Who did the DNA test? an internet company, or someone that the CSA use?

gravitytolls

notagain999 wrote: »

Thanks very much fiddlestick [nice name].....no I am certain that no one else has been dipping their feet in where they should not and that is is my brother who is at question here.

The thing is that we have a very big family and when my brother split from his x she refused to give him a paternity test for years. It is possible that some other member of the family could have provided blood? As we are all related before this child was born. I really would love a link to the above so could get to the bottom of this.

Maybe she was angry thhat he wouldn't accept his child?

Mojisola

Here you are - http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DNA-Testing/

If the test was done officially, everyone's identity should have been checked at the time - you don't just turn up with a sample.

notagain999

DX2 wrote: »

DNA test check
Birth certificate check
Pretty much all the CSA want to know.

Who did the DNA test? an internet company, or someone that the CSA use?

I am not certain who carried out the test but it was a company called university diagnostics limited.

In fact I remember and believe that it was the x that arranged the DNA test and no he would not have accepted the child because she was not honest with him and had done everything in her power to cover this up.