r/dankmemes • u/Background_Spirit7 • Jul 16 '25

Depression makes the memes funnier Why are the Fr*nch like this?

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u/AgentSkidMarks Jul 16 '25

Wait, are paternity tests actually illegal in France?

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u/Prefix-NA Jul 16 '25

Only legal with court orders in france. if both parents consent it's somewhat easy as you just sign papers judge ok it but good luck trying to get judge to agree if the wife refuses to agree you need to convince a family court judge which will require evidence and family courts are notoriously pro woman cheating.

So if you suspect kid ain't yours you need to have a fight with ur wife and get her to sign.

However if no father is listed on birth certificate it's easy for a woman in france to force paternity test on a man she just tells a judge she thinks he is the dad. But as soon as a dad is listed on paper in france it's nearly impossible to change.

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u/AgentSkidMarks Jul 16 '25

On the plus side, if your wife refuses the paternity test, then they are pretty obviously hiding something, not that that helps you with financial obligations.

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u/Prefix-NA Jul 17 '25

Lots of woman would be embarrassed to go to court over it as their coworkers and friends would be like why is ur husband getting a DNA test are u cheating on him.

Where other countries you just get tested.

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u/Original-Vanilla-222 Jul 17 '25

Hence why it should be mandatory after child birth.
But since that would benefit men, it won't happen.