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Today’s topic: Paternity test problem Dear Steve and Shirley, I need your advice. Nearly four years ago I cheated on my boyfriend once with my ex. I only cheated because every man I have loved has always cheated on me and lied to me about it even though I was always the faithful, honest one in the relationship. So basically I got fed up and I had already decided that the next man who did that to me I was going to cheat back. Big mistake! I found out that I was pregnant after I did my “revenge cheating” and now my son is almost three years old. My ex is in the military, but now he is married to a White girl and they have a newborn baby. I recently contacted my ex and requested that we take a DNA paternity test to find out if he is the father of my son. He refused, but when he was overseas for over a year we communicated online regularly. He never told me that he is married now and has a new baby. I found out because I went to his MySpace page. I asked him about it three times before he finally told me. He lives down south and I live in NY. What should I do? I need to know the truth. Is my ex the father of my son? Legally, what are my options?
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