Woman Told to Submit to DNA Testing after her Soldier Boyfriend Dies
Posted By Law Office of Michael Young on Aug 18, 2010 5:00pm PDT
News sources report that a pregnant woman was told that she must take a paternity test in order to prove that her deceased boyfriend is in fact the father of her baby. If the woman does not submit to DNA testing, she will not be entitled to her deceased boyfriend's military pension.
According to The South Yorkshire Star, Tiffant Lound is still grieving the devastating loss of her childhood sweetheart, trooper James Leverett. Love or it was a member of the Royal Dragoon Guards and was 20 years of age when his Viking vehicle was hit by a Taliban IED in Helmand province. Just weeks after his death, his pregnant girlfriend has been told that she needs to take a paternity test to prove that he is the father of her child.
Tiffany commented that James, "never stopped talking about the baby. I thought he would automatically be named as the father. But because we weren't married before he died, his name can't go on the birth certificate because he's not here to sign it."
She also said that she was disturbed by the news and would not hesitate to take the DNA test or do whatever she could for her child.
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