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Hi new here, I took a paternity test around 2 years ago which has been disputed as the out come was negative to me being the farther. I still have the results somewhere, today I received a text message about managing my account with cms, they sent me a letter saying the mother of the child in which I took the paternity test for disputed the results and I would need to do another test and a short interview under police caution. What should I do any advice is most welcomed as it's 2 years on and all this has just come about bearing in mind I still have the previous results
hi,
under police caution. a bit extreme isnt it. all i can suggest is re-take the test, and comply with them to avoid any trouble. they would have to be nuts to ask you to take a test for a 3rd time.
I don't see why it would need to be under police caution - this should only be involved if there is a criminal offence, they don't do cautions for civil matters to the best of my knowledge. I would also say that since there is already a test result, then the cost of the re-test should be bourne by CMS, not by you. Otherwise, presumably you don't have any objection to re-taking the test, so I would have thought that the normal procedures would apply, so presumably at your GP, etc where there is someone independant who can verify that it is your DNA being given.
The test was done before it changed from csa to cms but I still attended the doctors suggested by then the dna test was processed by the company used by csa and I had all my I. D and it was all photo I. D I booked it all up took my own time booked of work and went out of my own way to do the original dna test also the letter I got come from Ireland judt a shock to receive a letter abd to read what I did really also it was 2 years after the dna test it come through. I received a text messaged last week from cms about ( your account and ref number) I think the other party is clutching straws to be fair
I don't see that a change from CSA to CMS should affect anything, the test was done to their standards by the look of it. Does sound like they are clutching at straws.
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