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pseudocoup
From reading it appears all parties are invested in the outcome of children. So this becomes interesting for other reasons.

What is the current state of the art in this type of testing? Why is a definitive result too far off but also too expensive?

muskstinks
You need to find a genome change if it exists which requires whole genome sequencing. so its a money question and doesn't guarantee a result
PaulKeeble
Epigenetic changes might be one possibility, they are sometimes passed down to children and are responses to environmental adjustments. We don't know most of the rules around them however nor what can be passed down and to what extent but potentially in the future we should know more.
gadders
>>A woman who had sex with identical twins separately "within four days of each other"

Amazing.

snvzz
Considering outcomes of children that grow up in a single parent scenario are well-known to be much better when it is the father rather than the mother, in the interest of the child, I would propose splitting custody between the two fathers, leaving the mother out.
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nyeah
Rage farming with no scientific interest. Sad to see this upvoted to front page.
leni536
This feels like purely a legal question. The child is equally related the twins both genetically and seemingly in other relationships.
hnbad
If I understand correctly, the current outcome is that the twin remains on the birth certificate but his legal rights granted by paternity have been suspended?

I understand the reasoning that the inability to prove a positive does not suffice to prove a negative but clearly his presence on the birth certificate is a positive claim that has been ruled invalid - shouldn't it then be removed, at least temporarily?

Fire-Dragon-DoL
Oh wow, if they break up, who has to pay for the kid then?