Nevada Senators to combat paternity fraud!
This is the most twisted and one-sided use of the law I have ever seen. Are these guys blind or what!
A panel of Nevada senators grappled Friday with two bills to change family law in Nevada – one to ensure family members of a divorcing couple can attend divorce hearings, and another to fight paternity fraud.
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The committee also heard testimony on AB117, which would create the misdemeanor crime of “paternity fraud,” typically where a man sends a friend or other impostor to take a required DNA test to determine who the father of a child is. Test-evading fathers and their impostor assistants can’t be charged under current law, although they can be held in contempt of court.
“We look forward to the day when we can post very visible signs that warn would-be impostors and those who would recruit them that the fraud they intend to commit is not only morally reprehensible but can land them in jail,” said Ed Ewert, a Clark County deputy district attorney who works in family law.
Ewert estimated the impostor cases make up only 1 to 2 percent of DNA testing cases. But a man who gets away with it can escape paying tens of thousands of dollars over a child’s lifetime, he said.
The crime would carry a penalty of up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Ewert suggested lawmakers amend the bill to make the crime a gross misdemeanor, which would double the allowable fines and jail terms.
Judiciary Chairman Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, said the committee might consider even stiffer penalties.
“If you’re trying to defraud someone out of $6,000 a year for about 20 years, that would be felony range if I stole it,” said Amodei.
No one spoke in opposition to either bill on Friday. The Assembly voted unanimously in favor of both bills last week.
Are they crazy, no mention of the poor guys who end up out of pocket for 20 years because they are told the children are theirs. What about locking up the woman?
yeah I agree there should be things for the women too, I asked for a paternity test on my 3 kids after my divorce because some things came up that they might not be my children. I askied child support office for dna tests and my ex wife had a fit and the judge denied the tests. The way I seen it if she knew for sure they were mine she wouldnt have a problem with the tests. So now I have more questions about if there even my children, what about paternity fraud on the mothers part. What about the fathers rights to know the truth….