re: Should a paternity test be mandatory?

You have to go to a private lab and pay for it yourself too. I know of several guys who were told by the state of Louisiana that there was a 99% certainty they were the father only to find out years later that there was a 0% chance. I'm sure it has happened but I've never personally heard of anyone coming back as not the father on a state test. But years later it doesn't matter. You can't just cut ties with a kid you've been raising for ten years, blood or not. So pay for your test up front, and do it early enough that you can walk away.