Contributed by Kelly D. Thames, Attorney & Counselor at Law, kthames@steele-law.com
Hollywood has been throwing some dirt my way lately, first Kim Kardashian and now Bieber. You probably don’t need a re-cap, but Mariah Yeater claims that she had a 30-second sexual encounter with Justin Bieber when he was 16 and the result was a gurgling little baby boy. Justin Bieber’s alleged Baby Mama has withdrawn her L.A. lawsuit, but The Biebs has supposedly agreed to take a DNA test to establish his paternity, or lack thereof.
It is not uncommon in Parentage cases to have a DNA test done. If the alleged father has not signed the Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity (also known as the V.A.P.) and is not on the birth certificate, then a DNA test is the route to establishing who the Baby Daddy is. If you want child support and the father isn’t agreeing to fathering the child, a genetic test is in order.
What makes this case a little more interesting is that a local Chicago attorney has decided to take on the case: an attorney that champions himself a Father’s Rights Attorney.
What makes this case a little questionable is the fact that the Biebs is 17 and Mariah Yeater alleges that the sexual encounter happened when he was just 16 and she was 19. It sounds like there could be a potential criminal suit filed against her for taking part in the alleged sexual encounter, a la statutory rape charges. But that’s not my area.
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