Woman seeking S$1 million in child support from alleged father fails to get court-ordered DNA test
The judge said that a court can order a DNA paternity test, but there must be enough evidence to justify compelling the man to do so, and not just based on bare allegations.
A woman in Singapore attempted to obtain a court-ordered DNA paternity test from a man she claimed was the biological father of her child, seeking up to S$1 million in child support. However, District Judge Phang Hsiao Chung ruled against her, stating that the court must have sufficient evidence to compel the man for the test, rather than solely relying on allegations.
The judge also emphasized that the court must be convinced that the woman and the man had sexual intercourse around the time of conception before ordering the test. The woman, who gave birth to the child in May 2014, had previously married another man, "M," who was listed as the child's father on the birth certificate. She claimed to have had sexual relations with the alleged father in the late 2012 or early 2013, but he denied being the father and cut off contact with her.
Due to emotional distress, she married "M" in August 2013 and listed him as the father on the child's birth certificate. The man, however, denied being the biological father and claimed they had only had a one-night stand in early 2013. The court found that the woman did not present enough evidence to justify ordering a DNA test, and ruled that she would not receive the desired child support.
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