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> you would probably also want to check if the kid is yours or not before divorce Why? If you have doubts, then the DNA test will be ordered in the divorce pro

> you would probably also want to check if the kid is yours or not before divorce Why? If you have doubts, then the DNA test will be ordered in the divorce proceedings.

busymom0 7y ago
It's also a chicken egg problem though. Like maybe if you are suspicious and do the DNA test to find out that the kid is in fact yours, maybe you won't get divorced. I just think that the government should get out of people's private married lives.
x220 7y ago
It raises the costs of paternity testing. Instead of privately, cheaply performing a test, you have to do it publicly and expensively. This de facto stops many men from performing tests, which is significant and not something you can just dismiss. Legal restrictions on consensual activity is not normal and needs a good justification for it. It's the norm to be free to do as you please as long as all parties involved consent. Maybe you want to figure out if the child is genetically yours before you initiate divorce.
- seszett 7y ago
  The legal costs of a divorce are not very high in France (I should know) justice is quite different from the US. And a legal paternity test is 150€, which is cheaper than what most private labs offer. > consensual activity > all parties involved consent Well that's the crux of it, indeed. Most private testing is not done in a consensual way because that would require the assent of the child, which is likely minor, meaning it requires the assent of both its legal parents. If you have the assent of both the father and mother, it's easy (and free) to ask a court to allow the testing.
  - carlmr 7y ago
    I'm not sure if you need the consent of both guardians normally.
    - seszett 7y ago
      It is required, but the consent of the other parent is assumed in normal circumstances. In a lack of trust situation like this one, the consent of the other parent cannot be assumed.
porlune 7y ago
I think it's a less obvious test when it's through the mail, as opposed to through a court, which could prevent a lot of undue stress on a child who isn't to blame for their parent's divorce.

> you would probably also want to check if the kid is yours or not before divorce Why? If you have doubts, then the DNA test will be ordered in the divorce proceedings.

busymom0 7y ago

It's also a chicken egg problem though. Like maybe if you are suspicious and do the DNA test to find out that the kid is in fact yours, maybe you won't get divorced. I just think that the government should get out of people's private married lives.

x220 7y ago

It raises the costs of paternity testing. Instead of privately, cheaply performing a test, you have to do it publicly and expensively. This de facto stops many men from performing tests, which is significant and not something you can just dismiss. Legal restrictions on consensual activity is not normal and needs a good justification for it. It's the norm to be free to do as you please as long as all parties involved consent. Maybe you want to figure out if the child is genetically yours before you initiate divorce.

seszett 7y ago
The legal costs of a divorce are not very high in France (I should know) justice is quite different from the US. And a legal paternity test is 150€, which is cheaper than what most private labs offer. > consensual activity > all parties involved consent Well that's the crux of it, indeed. Most private testing is not done in a consensual way because that would require the assent of the child, which is likely minor, meaning it requires the assent of both its legal parents. If you have the assent of both the father and mother, it's easy (and free) to ask a court to allow the testing.
- carlmr 7y ago
  I'm not sure if you need the consent of both guardians normally.
  - seszett 7y ago
    It is required, but the consent of the other parent is assumed in normal circumstances. In a lack of trust situation like this one, the consent of the other parent cannot be assumed.

porlune 7y ago

I think it's a less obvious test when it's through the mail, as opposed to through a court, which could prevent a lot of undue stress on a child who isn't to blame for their parent's divorce.