Girls' Biracial Look Cited in Ordering Genetic Test in Paternity Suit

Despite a century of legal tradition that a child's appearance should not factor into paternity determinations, Judge Patricia Gallaher ordered genetic testing for two girls said to have a complexion quite different from that of the white couple listed as their parents.

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