I would like to thank each of you for sharing your experiences and knowledge in this area.   

Aimee, your thread resonated with me most.   Beyond the following, I will try not to go further into the details of why;

·        When the unexpected happens (i.e. Baby Born w/CAH), there appears to be a tendency for people that are closest to parents to reflect upon any personal knowledge they may have that may possibly explain the unexpected (i.e. Maternal Infidelity vs. Genetic Purity).    

·        Any subsequent unexplainable behaviors (i.e. Paternal Alienation, Maternal Infidelity, Restraining & Ex-Parte Custody Orders, etc.) will certainly exacerbate an already difficult situation, and this inexplicable behavior can become a legitimizing catalyst for those with potentially germane personal knowledge about the unexpected to resolve to share their knowledge.

Beth, your response is surely the antithesis of, yet most predictable, personal pontification.

As personal fate so often tends to have it, Men’s Magazine was kind enough to publish the following article on this topic:  http://men.msn.com/articlemh.aspx?cp-documentid=4725722&GT1=9311

According to the liberal-minded family courts, the child will live according to his mother’s ultimate direction.  I suppose that I will resolve to paying the several hundred dollars in child and medical support monthly until he reaches 18.

So, practically/financially speaking, should a new father pursue paternity testing in advance of the battery of genetic testing on my son, me and the remainder of my biological family that would be required to qualify/disqualify the presence of the CAH disorder within my family history?