Jon has been the only father that Brian has ever known in his five years of life. He has raised him since birth as his son and wants to continue to do so. They have a very close bond and Brian calls him "Daddy." Recently, DNA tests have proved that another man is Brian's biological father and Jon is afraid that he will lose Brian who is presently in his custody. He has contacted a lawyer who is
most likely to tell him all BUT which one of the following?
A) It is a painful result for both Jon and Brian but the DNA tests are determinative of the outcome.
B) Sometimes the courts base their decisions about paternity on nonbiological grounds rather than on the results of DNA testing.
C) Courts apply a variety of legal theories to justify decisions finding that a person is a legal parent of a child.
D) The attorney's paralegal may be assigned to gather information to support Jon's claim that he should be designated Brian's legal father.
A
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