Have an aquaintence who has basically screwed up a lot of relationships in the past. Had relationships with three women simoltaniously, caused the near break-up of a marriage (someone else?s not his) and so the list goes on. But through all this he is a charming, intelligent guy which is why women fall for him so easily and seem to forgive him so easily as well.
So after basically going from one relationship to the next, he finally met a woman and fell in love with her. But? you?ve guessed it? she was married. But she left her husband to be with him, they moved in together, and within six weeks she was pregnant.
So she had the baby, her divorce came through about three months after, and they were then married. And this is where it gets complicated.
They live in Iceland, and under Icelandic law, if a baby is born to a married woman, the husband of that woman is automatically named as the father on the birth certificate. So her ex-husband has been named as her baby?s father, and the only way this can be changed is either by the named father giving up his paternity, or through a long court battle which will involve DNA testing etc.
So the ex, being understandably a little bitter about all this, has refused to sign away the paternity of this child. He?s not in the picture/doesn?t have any involvement with the child, but friend has no legal rights to his own child until the birth certificate can be changed to name him as the father, and as the ex isn?t prepared to co-operate it?s going to cost them thousands.
But I?m finding it just a bit hard to be sympathetic, considering the fact he?s breezed from one woman to another, basically causing heartbreak as he goes and never having to face the consequences.
What goes around comes around?