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I am single. I got my girlfriend, also single, pregnant though at the time she was also having casual sex with other men. After the baby is born, if she sues me for paternity and child support, as she threatens, can I rely on the fact of her promiscuity to refuse to undergo D.N.A. tests ?

Yes – you cannot be forced to co-operate in genetic testing if a paternity suit is filed against you. However, if you refuse to co-operate this can go against you, and the family court hearing the case will be free to draw its conclusions. There have been cases where paternity has been declared by the on the basis of a defendant's refusal to undergo testing.