ABC TV News show 7:30
DNA and paternity case may set mammoth precedent
Transcript 5/3/2001
KERRY O'BRIEN: First, a ticklish issue about DNA and paternity -- one that will exercise the Victorian County Court later this year and could set a precedent in family law around Australia.
A Melbourne man is suing his ex-wife for fraud and damages after he discovered what he will allege she had known all along -- that he was not the father of their two children.
The case highlights the growing role that DNA testing is playing in determining Family Court disputes. Read this story ...