[RGSpincich]

The courts and the mother aside, father and child still have to deal with matters of the heart. Fathers nurture too and once the bond is established there is no walking away without lasting adverse effects. I realize money issues are being discussed primarily here but there are other issues that will affect the father down the road.

[Orangedog]

I'm not trying to gloss over the emotional damage done to children and fathers in these cases. The financial side gets a good deal of attention because that is the only damage that can be reasonably corrected. The emotional scars are permanant. I can't even begin to imagine how devastating this is on someone. The bond established between a father and a child has to be protected. I couldn't possibly consider walking away from my kid, DNA or not. Everyone loses in paternity fraud except for one person...the woman who commits it. The financial part of this is like pouring salt into an open wound.