Thought this might interested list members - whilst realising our ancestors were not "perfect" - having at least one illegimate child in my tree it is a sad indictment of today's society . Don't wish to cause discussion Pamela NSW >Hello Listers. I saw this in the Guardian today, relevant to my earlier >query about true paternity. Note the estimates of “between 1 and 30 per > cent”. > >“One in 25 fathers may not be the biological parent of the child they >believe to be theirs, according to a study published today. >“Its authors say governments and society have not woken up to how DNA >testing and genetic profiling are lifting the lid on a "Pandora's box" of >hidden sexual behaviour or how the results might affect individuals, family >relationships or public health. >“Their review of estimates of so-called paternal discrepancy over more than >50 years suggests the father was not the natural parent in between 1% and >30% of cases… >“Studies based on populations not being tested for paternity suggested a >3.7% rate, said the authors, but accurate figures were needed for Britain, >where about a third of pregnancies are unplanned and one in five divorces >cites infidelity by one or both partners.” > > >See http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,1074,1546809,00.html for >the full article. > > > > >