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Twins Have Different Fathers

I knew this was a possibility when it came to cats, but I did not realize that two human babies born of the same mother at the same time could have different biological fathers. But they can! And an apparently they do in the case of Dallas mother Mia ...

Alfie Patten - "I'm the Daddy, if Not ... I'll Still Be There"

Alfie Patten's proving himself to be one tough kid. He's taking a stand against all the doubters (and other potential dads) who say baby Maisie isn't his. The 13-year-old dad was spotted wearing a hoodie personalized with a message for the world: ...

Paternity Suit Sparks Debate About Rights of Fathers

When Mark Webb found out that his daughter wasn't actually his -- biologically, that is -- he didn't just get mad. He decided to get even and sue for paternity fraud. Desperate situations call for desperate measures, and in this case, desperate ...

Sex auction leads to paternity question

This is some messed up stuff right here. A woman who participated in an online sex auction in Germany got pregnant by one of the 'winners' and was forced to sue to find out the father's true identity. Last April, this woman had sex with six different ...

Does a name change make a difference?

Do you have the same last name as your children? In this age of modern, non-traditional and mixed families, fewer and fewer children carry the same last name as both parents. Does this affect the child's identity in any way? When my son was born, ...

Do-it-yourself paternity testing

Yesterday, I wrote about Australian men's groups that want to make paternity testing mandatory, regardless of whether or not there is any question of paternity. If you don't live in Oz, or you can't wait for that to happen, you can just run down to ...

Are you my daddy?

Not long before he passed away, my dad and I were on our way to the Vintage Computer Festival and drove past the cemetery where my mother was buried. My dad, looking at the rows of gravestones, asked me "where is your father buried?" Now, I'm pretty ...

Mom doesn't have to tell Dad

Here's an interesting case from the UK. A nineteen-year-old girl got pregnant after a one-night stand and decided to put the baby up for adoption without even letting the father know she was pregnant. She also decided not to tell her family about the ...

Chris Rock did NOT father that random 13-year-old kid

Months ago, Chris Rock was under public scrutiny because Kali Bowyer claimed he had fathered her 13-year-old son. Determined to clear his name, the comedian asked the court to start paternity proceedings -- even though the mother withdrew her ...

Eddie Murphy's unacknowledged child meets her half-sister

As you may recall, Eddie Murphy is acting like a jack ass. The actor apparently planned to have a baby with Mel B while the two were dating, but then broke up with the Spice Girl and refused to admit the child was his -- even after a DNA test proved ...

Scary Spice files paternity suit against Eddie Murphy

Melanie Brown (Scary Spice of the Spice Girls) has filed a paternity suit against Eddie Murphy, the father of her four-month-old daughter. At a press release, Brown told reporters that "I am here for one reason and one reason only -- her name is ...

$10,000 child support for another man's child?

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than a third of children born in the United States are born to unmarried parents. A 15-year old girl in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is one of those children and the state is trying to make ...

Which twin brother is the father of my baby?

This will almost certainly be the next blockbuster romantic comedy (or Lifetime original drama -- depending on how bad the script is), but for the moment, it's happening in real life. Holly Marie Adams had sex with two identical twin brothers, on ...

"I told you so!" Breaking News: Larry Birkhead is the father

A jubilant Larry Birkhead stood outside a Bahamas courthouse this afternoon and told waiting reporters, "I'm sorry to be the one that told you this... but I told you so!" You can see the video here. Dr. Michael Baird, the Ohio physician who conducted ...

Did Anna Nicole's son father her child?

In the days after the death of Anna Nicole Smith, it seemed like everyone was claiming to be Danniellynn's father. Howard K. Stern, Larry Birkhead -- even Prince Fredrick Von Anhalt have demanded DNA tests, declaring that they'll fight to the end to ...

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