{
  "id": 3205816,
  "title": "Court orders woman to pay child support after affair child mystery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/court-orders-woman-to-pay-child-support-after-affair-child-mystery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:30:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/world/court-orders-woman-to-pay-child-support-after-affair-child-mystery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In an Osaka court, a woman has been ordered to pay child support to her ex-husband following a revelation of a child's paternity issue. The man, identified as Sutomu using a pseudonym, divorced his wife four years ago after discovering she had been unfaithful. Following their divorce, Sutomu was left to raise three children alone. Two and a half years later, he took his youngest child for a DNA test. The results revealed that the child was not biologically his but was fathered by his ex-wife's affair partner. Upon being confronted, his ex-wife admitted the child was not his. Consequently, Sutomu filed a lawsuit for child support against her. On August 17, the Osaka District Court ruled that she would have to pay 3.3 million yen, approximately 680,000 baht, in child support. The decision came four years after Sutomu had been raising the children on his own. After the case received media attention, Sutomu created an X account, @takuran_nikki, to share more details about his ex-wife's actions. In one post, Sutomu shared photos of himself with his children and quoted a message she had sent when she left. She claimed that her new partner did not want the children around, but this 'new partner' was not the individual who fathered her youngest child. At that time, the children were aged two, nine, and 14 years. Sutomu expressed that it was difficult raising three children alone after previously working away from home. However, he now believes it was the right decision. Sutomu stated that his ex-wife later expressed a desire to reconcile, claiming it would be best for the children. She admitted to having an affair, giving birth to another man’s child, and relinquishing custody. Sutomu noted that she has not made any payments of child support since the divorce. He also alleged that his ex-wife informed their two older children that their youngest sibling was not biologically related to them. He accused her of posting hostile comments on his eldest child's social media after the child had developed a good relationship with his new partner. Sutomu shared what he believed to be the eldest child's responses, reportedly written when the child was 11 years old. The case has drawn significant public criticism of the ex-wife. Sutomu initially sought 16.5 million yen in child support but was awarded 3.3 million yen by the court. He mentioned that he had not intended to appeal but is now considering it following the public reaction.",
  "summary": "A court in Osaka has ordered a woman to pay child support to her ex-husband. He had raised their three children alone, and later learned the youngest was not his. The man, using the pseudonym Sutomu, said he divorced his wife four years ago after discovering she had been unfaithful. She refused to take the … The story Court orders woman to pay child support after affair child mystery as seen on…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}