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Woman who had sex with identical twins told it is 'not possible' to identify father of baby

Court of Appeal judges ruled DNA tests cannot distinguish paternity between identical twins, suspending registered father's parental responsibility until further court decisions.

  • A woman who had sex with identical twins could not be told which one fathered her baby due to limitations in DNA testing.
  • A family court initially named one twin as the father on the child's birth certificate, but the Court of Appeal ruled it was 'not possible' to identify the real father.
  • While future scientific advancements may identify the father, the judges said this cannot currently be done without 'very significant cost.
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A British woman had a child after having sex with twins, but it was impossible to know who the father was.

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An appeals court in England is facing an intractable case where identical twins' DNA prevents the biological father of a child from being determined. The court has ruled that one twin will not have parental responsibility until a final decision is made.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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A woman gives birth after having had sex with twins four days apart. For the London Court of Appeal, it is "impossible" to determine which of the two men, who have the same genetic heritage, is the child's biological father.

·Paris, France
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The British Court of Appeal has just rendered an out-of-standard judgment. Faced with two monozygous twin brothers, the current genetic tests prove to be powerless to determine the biological identity of the father.

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The Sun broke the news in United Kingdom on Sunday, March 29, 2026.
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