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<blockquote><tt>On the birth of a child not born as a result of assisted reproduction, the child's parents are the birth mother and the child's biological father.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>On the birth of a child not born as a result of assisted reproduction, the child's parents are the birth mother and the child's biological father.</tt></blockquote> | ||
Now it's usually quite obvious who the birth mother of a child is. It not always evident who the biological father is. A paternity test will resolve any uncertainty as to whether a particular man is the father of a particular child, and with today's technologies, the odds of an incorrect result are on the order of a thousandth of one percent. For a father, proving paternity can be essential to establishing a right to be involved in a child's life. For a mother, proving paternity can be an essential step in securing a child support order. | Now it's usually quite obvious who the birth mother of a child is. It not always evident who the biological father is. A paternity test will resolve any uncertainty as to whether a particular man is the father of a particular child, and with today's technologies, the odds of an incorrect result are on the <span class="noglossary">order</span> of a thousandth of one percent. For a father, proving paternity can be essential to establishing a right to be involved in a child's life. For a mother, proving paternity can be an essential step in securing a child support order. | ||
===The presumptions of fatherhood=== | ===The presumptions of fatherhood=== |
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