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Should Paternity testing be mandatory?

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mholz · 17/06/2018 01:00

Considering its Father's day, to cut stress on social welfare; should paternity testing be made mandatory to encourage fairness on Child support payments and to call out deadbeat dads.

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CheeseWithCheeseOnTheSide · 17/06/2018 02:18

No it should not. Deadbeat dad's who don't pay up are usually just financially abusing their ex. No need for us all to hand our dna over to some state run database willy nilly, there's already a process in place if there's a question mark over parentage. .

araiwa · 17/06/2018 02:13

What problem do you think this would solve?

DownAndUnder · 17/06/2018 01:36

To cut stress on social welfare? Deadbeat dads can’t get away with paying maintence by claiming they aren’t the dad anyway, the CMS offers a DNA test and if they refuse it’s assumed they are the father and they have to pay.

4GreenApples · 17/06/2018 01:28

No.

Mandatory paternity testing works on the assumption that women are liars who can’t be trusted to be faithful in relationships or honest about who’s fathered their children.

It’s frankly insulting to the majority of women to suggest this.

SleepingStandingUp · 17/06/2018 01:05

So what happens if Fiona doesn't know who the dad is?
Or Mary escaped her violent ex and then discovered she was pregnant?
What happens if Grant refuses to submit his DNA?
What happens if Peter does, is the Dad, but doesn't work?
What happens if Joe does, he isn't the Dad, Steve is but Joe and Stacy wasn't to work on their marriage and stay together?

DianaPrincessOfThemyscira · 17/06/2018 01:03

No. Nice try though - dead beat dads aren’t generally not paying because they believe the child isn’t theres, they’re not paying because they’re arseholes Hmm

The government should be able to garnish wages appropriately and arrest parents (overwhelmingly men) who do not provide for their children.

FissionChips · 17/06/2018 01:01

You cant just force people to give their DNA for testing, wtf?!

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