Disputing DNA Results when Other Men Were Also Named As Potential Fathers

[needinghelp1]

To LawresearcherMissy,
What I meant by my statement, by chance it matches me is because of how many people she slept with. I'm not an idiot I know about DNA

[Mr. Knowitall]

Odds are the DNA test is correct.

If this test has not yet been admitted into evidence, or if it has but the court permits you to do so, request a second test to your specifications at a different facility - be prepared to pay for it yourself. You can also seek testing on a different modality, such as blood enzymes.

[LawResearcherMissy]

What I meant by my statement, by chance it matches me is because of how many people she slept with.

No, it still doesn't work that way.

She could have slept her way through the entirety of the NFL, NBA and the NHL, and it wouldn't have made a lick of difference. There's still no "chance" involved.

You're either a match, or you aren't, and it's got nothing to do with rolling the dice and everything to do with your gamete meeting up with hers and setting up house together.

[aaron]

Well, the DNA test result is presented in terms of statistics. If it says there's a 99.75% chance of paternity, there's a 1/400 chance that a person picked at random would match the profile. If it's 99.996, there's a 1/25,000 chance that a person picked at random would match the profile, etc. Of course, this isn't a random pick.

Arguing over your own interpretation of the test won't get you very far in court, or and hiring experts to testify about the reliability of the test result (assuming you can find an expert who agrees with you) is going to be extremely costly. If you don't trust the first test, as others have suggested, consider getting a confirming/disaffirming test looking at more and/or different markers, or using a different modality.

[mmmagique]

I know for a FACT that my first child was conceived on Feb 14th.
I told the doctor that, and I told him why. He would not listen to me, and gave me the date of conception as two to three weeks later. That was not possible. So...you don't believe in the dna test, but you believe in a doctor figuring out the conception date with an ultrasound?...
hmmm...

[jk]

needinghelp1;315723]Actually, because of ultrasound they can narrow conception down considerably than just saying 30 days around your last period. According to her, when she found out and had her first ultrasound, she had conceived the week of Feb 11-Feb 17th, this is why she told me she was too far along for it to be my baby because of the baby's age when they did the ultrasound.

well, then you really should be worried. I have a daughter that is pregnant, right now. Had 3 sounds done. They changed their mind as to when conception was each time.

and I did not say 30 days. I said, unless you know exactly when her menstrual cycle causes her to ovulate, you cannot determine an exact date. You are really lucky to get it within a week and doing good to be within 2 weeks.

[needinghelp1]

I have actually been consulting with a genetics expert and the probability on my results are low. She has seen as many as 14 markers in common in two unrelated potential fathers. So it is likely given that this lab didn't do more markers. I am getting a retest to be absolutely sure given the promiscuity of this woman and how late in the month it was before I made my mistake.

Thanks for all the help.