Establishing Paternity: Twin Girls, Two Fathers

There’s an interesting case unfolding in New Jersey. It includes twin girls, one mother and now, apparently, two fathers. One of the more interesting factors is the rarity: or maybe not. Some in the medical and scientific fields say it could be more common, but DNA testing is not conducted in most cases. DNA expert Dr. Karl-Hanz Wurzinger that said one in every 13,000 reported paternity cases involving twins have different fathers. Here’s what happened: A mother of 2-year-old twins went to court in order to ensure child support from the father of her children. The Passaic County Board of Social Services, as a matter of routine, ordered a DNA test on the babies in order to establish paternity and child support. Everyone was surprised to learn that the named father is not the father of one twin. Many are asking: how could this happen? After the DNA results were returned, the mother testified that she had sexual intercourse with two men within a five day period. The process in which
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