[fr_freak]

Moral of the tale being don’t sleep around and if a woman gets pregnant, get a DNA test before signing any papers.

You're above statement is a darn good guideline for life, but that it NOT the moral of this story. The moral of this story is that government should not be allowed to grow into some all powerful leviathan that can extort some guy out of $30,000 or more just because it feels like it, even when everyone involved knows that the rationale is false, including the freaking judge. The proper response to learning of this abuse of power is outrage, followed by remedial action, NOT trying to figure out the best way to acquiesce to the abuse.

[VeniVidiVici]

The bottom line is that the mother shoudl be thrown in jail for lying about paternity and the State should pay the guy all attorney fees plus some for pursuing such a bogus case.