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Woman who had sex with identical twins told it is 'not possible' to identify father of baby
Court of Appeal judges ruled DNA tests cannot distinguish paternity between identical twins, suspending registered father's parental responsibility until further court decisions.
- A woman who had sex with identical twins could not be told which one fathered her baby due to limitations in DNA testing.
- A family court initially named one twin as the father on the child's birth certificate, but the Court of Appeal ruled it was 'not possible' to identify the real father.
- While future scientific advancements may identify the father, the judges said this cannot currently be done without 'very significant cost.
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Woman Who Became Pregnant After Having Sex with Identical Twins Told It’s ‘Not Possible’ to Identify Father of the Baby
“Whilst DNA testing establishes that the child’s biological father is one of these twins, it is not possible to say which of them it is,” a judge saidA stock photo of a baby's feetCredit: GettyNEED TO KNOWA woman who became pregnant after having sex with identical twins was told by a court in London that it's "not possible" to identify the father of the babyThe mother of the baby had sex with the two men within four days of one another“Whilst DN…
An appeals court in England is facing an intractable case where identical twins' DNA prevents the biological father of a child from being determined. The court has ruled that one twin will not have parental responsibility until a final decision is made.
A woman gives birth after having had sex with twins four days apart. For the London Court of Appeal, it is "impossible" to determine which of the two men, who have the same genetic heritage, is the child's biological father.
The British Court of Appeal has just rendered an out-of-standard judgment. Faced with two monozygous twin brothers, the current genetic tests prove to be powerless to determine the biological identity of the father.
A British woman slept with identical twins within a few days and became pregnant. Now baby happiness is a case for the court: because it is impossible to determine who the brother is the father of the child. After the birth one of the twins was registered as father of the child in the birth certificate. But that was not right for the other potential candidate: after all, he could also be the producer. The case ended up in front of a family judge…
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