Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, October 17, 1994 TAG: 9410180053
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C4 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
FOR SIXTH-GRADE BOYS A girlfriend of yours is pregnant and says you are the father. You are not sure you are, because she dated other guys during the same time you were seeing her. On what grounds can you deny that you are the father?
a. If you have a blood test and it proves that you are not the father, you can deny paternity at that time.
b. If you have a blood test and it is only a 98 percent match, you can argue that there is a 2 percent chance you are not the father, and therefore not 100 percent accuracy.
c. Argue that your past girlfriend dated too many other guys.
d. Argue that you were not dating her when she got pregnant.
e. Your girlfriend is a liar.
(Answer: a)
FOR SIXTH-GRADE GIRLS
If a family is receiving welfare, and a teen-ager has a baby, who gets the check and determines how the money is spent?
a. The teen-ager.
b. The teen's mother.
c. Nobody is eligible for the check.
d. The baby.
e. The Department of Social Services.
(Answer: b)
FOR EIGHTH-GRADE BOYS
Your baby's mother will not let you see your child. What happens if you decide not to pay child support?
a. Nothing. The court will not make me pay if I can't see my child.
b. I can be thrown in jail for up to one year.
c. If I do not pay, it will ruin my credit rating.
d. The mother will go to jail.
e. Both b and c are correct.
(Answer: e)
\ How can you have a good case to prove that you are not the father if your ex-girlfriend was going out with other guys at the same time she was going out with you?
a. Just tell the judge that she also was going out with other guys, because there is no way to prove who the real father is.
b. You must have the other guys testify in court that they were also going out with her.
c. There is no good case. The judge does not care about your girlfriend's private life and behavior and will order you to take a blood test.
d. Marry another girl so that you are not responsible for the girl and her baby.
e. Join the military.
(Answer: c)
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