can a female legally force you to take a paternity test?

If it ain't yours, then you don't have anything to hide/lose by taking the test, sh!tbag.

I'm not qualified to answer, but I will speculate.

I think that with a court order you could be required to take a paternity test. Without a court order, my guess is no.

it aint mine wrote:

please help

A female can legally name anybody she wants as the father. At that point the state may seek to make the father responsible for child support and other areas. The male has to take a paternity test or give up his right to challenge if he is the father. Be aware that there is usually a statutory deadline for challenging paternity. This is an area of state law so it will vary based on what state you are in. You want to consult a lawyer licensed to practice in your jurisdiction.

Also, factors other than genetic paternity might be taken into account when determining parental responsibility. In my state, for example, if you have represented yourself as the child's father, a court may hold that you have an obligation to care for the child.

slow learner wrote:

Also, factors other than genetic paternity might be taken into account when determining parental responsibility. In my state, for example, if you have represented yourself as the child's father, a court may hold that you have an obligation to care for the child.

This may be true is some cases but is not generally the case here in the US, especially if the claim of paternity is new. If it is a long-standing relationship that is a different story.

No but she can go through your trash and use whatever DNA she finds and claim its yours.

A female can't. A court can if there's reason to believe you might be the father.

The fact that you're on THIS message board asking about paternity tests indicates that you have an 82% chance of being feeble minded, and a 97% chance of being the father.

Next?

Guppy wrote:

A female can't. A court can if there's reason to believe you might be the father.

I think you might be wrong here, but it's simply due to semantics.

If a woman claims you are the father, the court can take the woman's word and ping you for child support. If you don't think you are the father, the onus on you is to prove you aren't.

Since the court can declare you are the father based simply on the sworn statement of the woman, there is no need for a court to ever order a paternity test, aside from the possible violations of the 4th and 5th Amendments.

Hello,

We do live in a free society, and so DNA testing is a private choice. However, you can take the alleged father to court, and the court will very often force a Legal DNA test, for the sake of the child.

https://www.paternityusa.com/dna-tests/

https://www.paternityusa.com/legal-dna-testing/

https://www.paternityusa.com/sibling-dna-testing/

GOOD LUCK!!

If you know it's yours, pay up.

If it's not yours, let her take you on Maury. Practice your dance moves.

Not following. Why would a female want me to prove who my father is?

Obvious that you are a sh!tbag because you refer to this woman as a "female." You got your needs met without any thought to the future or anyone's wellbeing.

Grow TF up

sh!tbag is right! wrote:

Obvious that you are a sh!tbag because you refer to this woman as a "female." You got your needs met without any thought to the future or anyone's wellbeing.

Grow TF up

Maybe they are both underage.

Only if she is a judge.

Young Turks wrote:

sh!tbag is right! wrote:

Obvious that you are a sh!tbag because you refer to this woman as a "female." You got your needs met without any thought to the future or anyone's wellbeing.

Grow TF up

Maybe they are both underage.

Maybe they are both aliens from the planet, Zaptar.

Blah, blah, blah.... wrote:

Guppy wrote:

A female can't. A court can if there's reason to believe you might be the father.

I think you might be wrong here, but it's simply due to semantics.

If a woman claims you are the father, the court can take the woman's word and ping you for child support. If you don't think you are the father, the onus on you is to prove you aren't.

Since the court can declare you are the father based simply on the sworn statement of the woman, there is no need for a court to ever order a paternity test, aside from the possible violations of the 4th and 5th Amendments.

This is not true. If it were true, Tiger Woods would be taking paternity tests every day. Women all over would just claim the richest guy they slept with as the father.

Idiot wrote:

If it ain't yours, then you don't have anything to hide/lose by taking the test, sh!tbag.

A+

And if it is yours, now's your opportunity to grow up into less of a sh!tbag. I wish you the best.

Mr. Obvious wrote:

A female can legally name anybody she wants as the father. At that point the state may seek to make the father responsible for child support and other areas.

A woman tried this on my brother. She was 10 years older than him. And passed on the age of the child he would have 14 year old when it was born, and 13 years old when it was conceived. Her attorney f'ed up big time--not checking his age before sending out a demands letter. Needless to say that he was never forced to do a paternity test, or pay a cent for that child. I still do not know to this day if it was actually his.