Funny how paternity testing never seems to come into play when child support is the issue.
Very Interesting Case! You have to wonder if the “inherent, equitable rights of biological parents who are deprived of parenting through no fault of their own…” argument will be used by a father (because in the eyes of the law a man is a father with all the responsibilities implied therein at the moment of conception) to stop the mother from denying him his parental rights by having an abortion. Hmmmmm
Pretty massive ruling. In fact, it’s what is ultimately going to upend Roe v. Wade.
Life begins, biologically, at conception. Nobody even questions that fact. Not in court either. The law, as it is today, holds that a fetus isn’t human until it is born, essentially.
I can’t remember if partial-birth and late-term abortions are legal nationally right now, or if it is still a matter that states can decide individually.
Depending on the state, I would imagine, the father’s equitable rights may attach as early as the third trimester. In some states, I would imagine that some sort of either legal or criminal (or both) suit can be brought by a father against a mother for a late-term abortion.
One of my good friends, who married just this last Saturday, actually, had a boy that he knew nothing about for over 16 years. Woman tracked him down, called from a clear blue sky to tell him about his son, and that she was calling to get some information about his genetics becaue her son (not his, of course) was facing some sort of potentially life threatening illness.
My business partner’s ex-girlfriend lied about her being on birth control, actively sabotaged his condoms, had a baby by him, then dumped him and did the same to three other men. Two of those men have no idea she did it basically to harvest DNA. In his case, since she had money, my business partner is fully on the hook, and has forked over northward of $85K in less than three years.
The ENTIRE family law system isn’t even up to the point where you could call it ‘advocacy’, much less ‘justice’.
Nice to see this case happen. Hope they use it early and often as precedent.
This is not a good ruling, and the case is a mess.
It harms marriage, families, and the children especially.
There are many rights that don’t depend on the government for their existence. The government can’t pass laws to create these rights nor take them away.
so he's been waiting for a man like Cahill.....having unprotected sexual relations with a MARRIED woman and impregnating her....WOW....some MAN OF THE YEAR he is.....
be careful what you ask for....many men might be forced to take paternity tests years later, as the kid grows up and LOOKS more like the one night stand sperm donor.
and if the kid is severely disabled or needs orthodontia or decides to go to private college, sperm donor will be held accountable....
then again maybe this is what it will take to have morality make a comeback.....no more casual sex with the bimbo or the exotic dancer or the married mother of 5....any one of which could become pregnant and sperm donor will be forced to pay, and pay, and pay.....