MANILA, Philippines — Children born out of wedlock are legally classified as Illegitimate — that is born outside of a valid marriage of their father and mother. This classification has significant ...

Ever wondered if a body can be exhumed for the purposes of a paternity test? Probably not — though a recent case heard by the high court yielded an interesting new and intriguing set of facts ...

A growing number of Nigerians are calling for DNA tests to be made mandatory at birth, following fresh revelations of a persistent paternity crisis in the country. After Smart DNA Nigeria released its ...

The report exposes a dramatic gender imbalance, with men initiating nearly nine out of 10 paternity tests while women account for just 11.8 per cent The country's leading DNA testing centre, Smart DNA ...

Firstborn sons account for 64 per cent of negative results. Paternity fraud is a situation where a woman misleads or deceives a man into believing and accepting that he is the biological father of a ...

DNA testing has become a dominant tool in modern forensic science, immigration verification, and family law, particularly for paternity identification. However, its application in Ethiopia raises ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Moses Kutoi, a clan leader of the Bagisu people in eastern Uganda, where DNA testing is now more ...

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