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Wild. What is the rationale?

• seszett 1y ago
  You just can't order a test for someone else (your child) without their consent (so both parents, and a judge because parents don't have absolute rights over their children). Courts order paternity tests just fine though when there is a reasonable doubt. The people concerned can always refuse to be tested though.
• sunshine-o 1y ago
  Apparently to "keep the peace" and to "protect the children" but I couldn't find any good source on this. Intuitively it seems to me this is the most counterproductive law ever as living with this doubt is the best way to destroy a family.
  • swat535 1y ago
    Right but I think it's mainly about saving tax payer money from child support by shifting the burden to men.
• cocoto 1y ago
  Protecting the kids I think, because if the dad is not known then the mother will have to pay for the child alone (subsidized by the government). In France around 3% of kids are raised from dads not knowing that they are not the biological father. Personally I think this law is completely unfair but in practice I think the judges will not believe the one opposing the test.