Thread: DNA

How old is the child and how close is their relationship?
What does he hope to prove by this?
That he has no obligation to the child?
That the mother is a ho?
If the child is very young and their is no real tie there, then he should go ahead. If the child is older and there is a bond and he thinks of this man as his daddy, it could cause some real trauma. Your friend needs to weigh the possiblities.
My ex went through this, when his daughter was in her teens. In his case it was fueled by a desire to get out of paying child support and to prove that her mother was unfaithful. I argued strongly against it. The support took a bite out of our budget and he had good reason to believe that she wasn't his biologically, but the damage it would have done to her and I think ultimately to him could have been huge.

If your freind feels he is being taken advantage of and the child doesn't have a strong bond to him, then he should do it. Really this should be dealt with before or right after the birth.