Paternity testing has long been perceived as upsetting, even traumatising or embittering– but as the technology becomes increasingly available in Australia, there may be real benefits to getting tested…

A Family Court judge has awarded a man equal shared parental responsibility of a two-year-old boy he fathered as a sperm donor, in a landmark ruling. The decision was handed down despite despite Victorian law stating that sperm donors are not to be considered the father, because the father and child had already formed a bond with the approval of the mother…

MORE and more families are taking steps to confirm their children’s parentage. But experts say it doesn’’t have to be a negative and nasty experience. ..