Florida governor feeling pressure to prove paternity of adopted child
Filed under: Adoption
There's a controversy brewing in Florida where a 17-year-old girl's adoptive parents are trying to find out if Governor Charlie Crist is the teenager's biological father.
It seems that the parents have been trying to get in touch with Crist to get more information, but the governor seems reluctant to participate in any kind of communication. It's been reported that he has refused to take a DNA test to prove whether he is indeed the girl's brithfather.
A Florida lawyer has been claiming that she and Crist conceived the child during a one-night stand back in 1989, and that the girl was put up for adoption after her birth. The governor has been saying that this is just a ploy to embarrass him and has denied any involvement.
This is indeed a very sticky situation. However, the question that must be asked is what are the parents and the lawyer trying to prove? Are the parents looking for a financial gain by trying to goad Governor Crist into admitting the paternity of the child? And what exactly is the lawyer's motivation? She placed the child up for adoption, so what is she looking to gain from all of this? Last, but certainly not least, what are the young woman's feelings about all of this? Does she truly want to find out the identity of her biological father, or are other influences forcing this upon her?
Things would certainly be different if Governor Crist was not a public figure. But, at the same time, if Crist wants to put the talk to rest, he might be better off by taking a DNA test or doing something else to prove once and for all that either he is or is not the father of that 17-year-old girl. Consequently, the other parties should state publicly their true intentions so that nothing is left to speculation.
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