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Woman Thought She Had One Brother—Then Aged 42 DNA Test Revealed the Truth
By Newsweek, 07/08/26 “…A significant proportion of Americans are turning to DNA testing to learn more about their family trees. According to a January 2025
She Found Out That The Man Who Raised Her Wasn’t Her Biological Father, Then Uncovered Another Family Secret
By ChipChick, 07/09/26 “…When TikToker Megan (@meganaker) was 18 years old, she found out that the man who raised her wasn’t her biological father. Now,
Court withdraws parental order after couple discover they’re unrelated to surrogate-born twins
By Today’s Family Lawyer, 07/09/26 “…A judge for the family division of the High Court has given permission for a “blameless” couple who had fertility
When the man Vikki thought was her dad opened the door, she knew something wasn’t right
By SBS.com, 07/15/26 “…On the 10th anniversary of her dad’s death, Vikki’s mum revealed a secret she’d held for over eighteen years. Vikki’s dad wasn’t
Families allege babies were switched at North Dakota hospital in 1988
By Twin Cities, 07/14/26 “…Two North Dakota men who say they were switched at birth at a Grafton, N.D., hospital in 1988 are suing the
Florida couple in IVF clinic’s embryo mix-up will keep baby who is not genetically theirs
By NBC News, 06/16/26 “…Tiffany Score and Steven Mills sued the Fertility Center of Orlando and its lead reproductive endocrinologist in January after learning that
Blog Posts
Paternity fraud in Nigeria and the distress of fathers: Multiple case studies
By Orhe OG et al., 02/28/2025 “….Can you even imagine the utmost horror of a supposedly loving father discovering accidentally that a child he nurtured
5 Most Common Methods Of Paternity Fraud
By Ryan Morgan, 06/05/2025 “…Paternity fraud occurs when a man is wrongly identified or led to believe he is the biological father of a child.
The Case for Compulsory DNA Testing at Birth to Confirm Paternity: Ethical, Legal, and Social Considerations
By Michael Mncedisi Willie, 06/19/2025 “…This review evaluates the benefits and challenges of mandatory DNA testing at birth, particularly in reducing paternity fraud, ensuring fairness
Programs & Information
“If DNA is used to free death-row inmates, we should accept it in paternity cases.”
Dianna Thompson
WAPF Co-Founder
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