Who's the Father? Rethinking the Moral 'Crime' of 'Paternity Fraud'
25 Aug 2008

In Australia, men's mobilisation around paternity fraud has led to numerous father-favouring changes to family law. Despite this, feminists have been slow to interrogate discrepant paternity discourse. In this paper, I analyse and respond to the empirical and normative assertions contained in the paternity fraud charge.

This article as published in Women's Studies International Forum 31 (2008): 249-256
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