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Victimized by Parentage Fraud? Tennessee’s New Law Fights Back

    More dads are discovering—sometimes after years of payments—that they were misled about paternity. Tennessee has responded with a criminal offense for parentage fraud and a path to recover lost funds. Here’s the straight talk on where the law stands today and what to do next. First, the headline Tennessee made “parentage fraud” a crime in 2023. In 2024, lawmakers added mandatory restitution and gave victims a civil cause of action to recover additional money they had paid due to the… Read More »Victimized by Parentage Fraud? Tennessee’s New Law Fights Back