Oh so this is why France banned DNA paternity tests!

[Peterski]

"French more accepting of infidelity than people in other countries":

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank...ther-countries

[The Lawspeaker]

All the more reason for French men to go MGTOW.

[Bosniensis]

I would make DNA Paternity mandatory for all citizens.

And even limit citizenship to certain NON European DNA patterns.

[sean]

Paternity tests are illegal in France, unless ordered by a judge in the context of a paternity contestation, it can only be taken with a court order in France.

A husband/partner doubting his biological relationship to the child can go to the courts to mandate a paternity test. It's also allowed in some divorce proceedings, where the husband argues that his wife has committed adultery. The judge can agree to a court-mandated paternity test. If the child is not the husband's son, it counts as a "fault": alimony and child support obligations are voided.

That means it is effectively banned for almost everyone other than the 1500ish cases where the court allows it each year. In a country where common sense prevailed you would be able to confirm your suspicions with a paternity test and THEN initiate legal proceedings.

Lots of couples get paternity tests from European countries where they're allowed (Switzerland and Belgium among others) but they're not admissible as proof in French courts.

Before the time of paternity tests having several witnesses testify you were seen with the woman were enough to make you the father.