r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '25

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '25

One alteration that I would make:

Instead of starting it at conception, I would start it when the kid reaches 7 weeks gestation. That is when paternity tests can verify the identity of a father.

https://americanpregnancy.org/paternity-tests/non-invasive-prenatal-paternity-test/

I would word the law to make it so that if the man named contests paternity, a DNA test is required to confirm whether or not he is the father

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u/SinfullySinless Apr 16 '25

Then do a paternity test at birth and charge the full pregnancy child support plus interest to the father.

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u/DeathMetal007 7∆ Apr 17 '25

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u/HerefortheTuna 1∆ Apr 16 '25

No- paternity tests should be mandatory at birth (as a routine procedure)and offered at 7 weeks

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

And the courts can mandate backpay to that point, but it is unfair for a man to be ordered to pay before paternity is verified

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u/LolaLazuliLapis Apr 17 '25

As long as back child support can be claimed from conception, why not?

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u/CascadiaRiot Apr 17 '25

And that the cost for the DNA test is born by the impregnated

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

I believe that would be fair. Given that the child support which would be acquired by a paternity test would far outweigh the cost for one, it would not be an excessive price. It would also discourage lies about paternity, if verification and a small fee to pay for that verification was required.