Former BBC producer sues ex-wife for £350,000 claiming she lied to him for 17 years that he was the father of her son

Our thanks to Jeff for this. We cover the two forms of paternity fraud in our election manifesto.

We wish Chris Lewis every success with his action, but historically very few payouts exceed £20,000, and they’ve been for emotional trauma. Courts have always taken the position that men cannot recover money from fraudulent ex-partners to whom they’ve given sometimes very large sums to support children who later turn out not to be theirs.

5 thoughts on “Former BBC producer sues ex-wife for £350,000 claiming she lied to him for 17 years that he was the father of her son

  1. according to gentlemen’s code of conduct,women are the ‘fairer’ sex. And because of the deeply rooted traditions (from 18th century),the fairer sex gets a fairer trial in Britain and the west.

    I want to wish the father best of luck getting justice in a gentlemen’s justice system.

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    • The traditions actually go back to Eleanour d’Aquitane and possibly further. It’s called The Poitevin Code, based on a royal court of 60 women (and no men) who administered rulings and justice in all matters of marriage and family life.

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