He wants to have the DNA test to prove he is the father, but is told by the doctor that taking DNA from the baby before it's born is risky, and the guy doesn't want to risk the baby's health. Yet, when the baby is born it supposedly takes weeks to get the DNA result and so the guy will be pressured by the girl to sign the birth certificate as the father before the DNA results are returned.
What are the guy's best options under these circumstances to protect the baby's life and health while protecting his right to prove he is or is not the father? Anyone have any advice?
Get the swab the day of the birth. Results in 48 hours over the internet. (They send you the kit ahead of time.)
Saw this on a billboard while stuck in I-45 in Houston.
If you doubt that baby is yours, then DON’T SIGN THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE and get a lawyer.
Wait till the child is born and then get the paternity test.
Best option would be to get a mouth swab from the kid without the mother’s knowledge and get the most expedient paternity test possible. Avoid signing the birth certificate. Have your lawyer ready and waiting in the wings.
Remember, someone's FUTURE this is that you deal with.
The child's DNA can be sampled from the amniotic fluid, so completely non-invasive it is to the child. The doctor either lying is, or kept up with prenatal medicine for the last 30 years he has not.
Wait for the DNA test, boy. To impulsively sign the birth certificate, well, that may lead to heartbreak, and heartbreak inevitably leads to the Dark Side.
Take my advice yourself, young Jedi, or to your friend pass it along.
